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Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.

Russell Simmons

Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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Art Form Noise Stillness
If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system?
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Elected Justice President System
And that’s how mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu practices, as tools that clear your mind of distractions. Because when you focus on repeating that mantra over and over again, soon the noise will die down and all you will hear is your inner voice.
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Again Distraction Mantras Practices Soon
Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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Lasts Wife Years
The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
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Grace Mind Thinking
Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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Goal Ultimate Ultimate Goal
Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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Encouraging Inspirational Life
I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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Hollywood Waiting Want
You have to be present, awake and happy now.
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Awake Happy Now Present
If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It’s a step process.
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People Process Steps
Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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Great Leap Moving
That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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Complete Intention Oscars
Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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Goal Simple Trying
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
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
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

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