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It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.

Russell Simmons

I ask everyone – white Hollywood and black Hollywood – to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That’s where they’re going to learn from each other, and that’s where they’re going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
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Black Hollywood White
Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
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People Smarter Surround Yourself
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
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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Fire Genius Records
I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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Animal Hurtful Thinking
Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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Exists Involved Own
If it feels like your life has become a nasty, brackish puddle of water, never forget that you do possess the power to transform it into a beautiful, rushing stream that will carry you to enlightenment.
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Beautiful Encouragement Rushing
Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
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Chasing Realizing Running
Donald Trump’s not politically correct. Although you are running for president, you should be politically correct. But there is also the expression of an artist.
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Artist Expression Running
If you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.
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Faith Passionate Vision
Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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Meditating Meditation Missing
People are afraid of failure – they don’t like to work so hard and have people keep saying, ‘No.’ I think that’s what people fear most.
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People Saying Thinking
You’ll see a lot of funny stuff, you’ll see a lot of daddy knows best stuff, you’ll see a lot of me and my wife trying to hold the family together.
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Daddy Family Funny
If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
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Breath Decision Remember
And the more people meditate, the more it increases the positive vibrations turning the planet into a positive, happy place. The more you do that, the greater service you are to God.
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Increase People Positive Vibrations
That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.
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Day Every My Thoughts Watches

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