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

Russell Simmons

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
I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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Bigs Gay Thinking
I’m a full disclosure kind of person.
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Disclosure Kind Persons
There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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Culture Hollywood Missing
No matter what you’re doing, try to work at that task like it’s your dream job.
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Dream Jobs Trying
You have to be present, awake and happy now.
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Awake Happy Now Present
Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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Meditating Meditation Missing
I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.
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Kids Running Want
The research shows that if you meditate, the mind becomes still, and they can see the functionality and gray matter in the brain increase, the nervous system calm, the immune system improve and a reduction in stress.
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Brain Gray Matter Stress
Nowadays, if you’re a great artist, you don’t have to leave the house, which is a really big difference. You’re closer to the artist. And the artist can be closer to their artistry without having to always worry about branding themselves or building something image-wise.
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Artist Differences Wise
But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
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Black Poor Rich White
The reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.
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Beach Hbo Years
A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian.
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Broken Color Justice
When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
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Giving Reservations World
In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.
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Dream Realizing World
A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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Knows Persons Weakness

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

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