I think that diversity is key for the next American entrepreneurs. They want to be a part of this society where there is so much diversity they have to have people from all the experiences.
RUSSELL SIMMONSMy wife Kimora once told me while we were watching “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” that it’s a vegetarian movie because the way that the woman was screaming, “Aaaahhh,” and trying to run away is how every animal you eat reacted at the slaughterhouse.
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I don’t like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that’s most inspiring, because it’s at that second that you’re aware of “the infinite everything.”
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I’m a full disclosure kind of person.
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The politicians already in office don’t want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.
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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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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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It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.
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We need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They’re angry. They’re hurt. A dialogue can cause a shift in consciousness in the person if he’s understanding you and listening.
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Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It’s the most mainstream thing there is.
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I feel the choices our president Barack Obama is making now are safer and better.
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The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
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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.
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Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.
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Mistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
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If you don’t break a hole through the brick wall, don’t just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that wall.
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