I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better… they’re better people, right? They’re segregated. It’s self segregated in some cases, but there’s nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
RUSSELL SIMMONSAn animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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I don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
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Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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I think when you’re very dedicated to something and you’re engaged fully, you become a giver.
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Good givers are great getters.
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I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what’s on people’s minds and I don’t think it’s any different now.
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The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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I signed Jay-Z because he was on fire. I wasn’t a genius. The record was great. I put it on The Nutty Professor soundtrack and we signed him.
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If you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
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No matter what you’re doing, try to work at that task like it’s your dream job.
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