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" I don't use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it's never because I use my brain. "

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" 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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" I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen. "

" If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money. "

" I think I'm less afraid of failure than some others. "

" Look at all the billionaires. If I know 15 billionaires, I know 13 unhappy people. "

" I'm born into the cycle of giving that we're all born into, and I recognize it. So just because something is a good business, I'm not a business guy. I'm a creative guy. "

" My financial service business is the absolute best thing I have done to empower the poor. I run many charities and fight many political causes, but my financial service company is the greatest gift I've given. "

" I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere. "

" People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists. "

" I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet. "

" You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people. "

" Most people believe that results matter. The idea that results matter is one that you have to keep letting go of. And most of the time, I believe it. "

" Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged. "

" If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That's why legislation and regulations are necessary. "

" It is crucial that rappers have the chance to express the truth that is in their heart. "

" I don't spend any time thinking about my place in history, ever. If people say I changed things, it's nice, and I take it - but if I could give it to a charity it would be useful. I really believe now that my only job in life is to achieve a state of comfort and happiness. "

" Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right? "

" 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. "

" I produced Run DMC. I produced some early records, lots of records early on. "

" I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other. "

" The reason that I have Global Grind is to communicate ideas to people who might otherwise not be listening. "

" Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation. "

" I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. "

" My little girls are the most beautiful women in the world. I am a lucky, lucky man. I will spend every day making sure that they know this. "

" I think when you're very dedicated to something and you're engaged fully, you become a giver. "

" I'm a creative guy. And I only do businesses as a result of like I've - I'm try to find what my gifts are and give them immediately. As soon as I get them and I understand, I give them back. "

" American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians. "

" I go to yoga every day. I meditate every morning. "

" My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them. "

" If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you'll receive good. "