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" I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement. "

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" Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate. "

" Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged. "

" Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle. "

" You know, I love all kinds of activism. I certainly think blacks deserve to have something whether it is affirmative action or an opportunity that should be opened up to them. But at the same time I believe that people of color are not the only poor people in America and all over the world. "

" To be awake is to be fully present, no noise, just you and God. Most of us only have seconds of full consciousness. To live in a state of Samadhi - that's what we're here for. "

" I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" As I get, I give. Giving as you get is critical. It has everything to do with being happy for yourself, and making others happy is the cause of making yourself happy, and it's the cycle of giving and getting. "

" The book 'Do You!' is about your inner voice. And when you connect to that voice then you - then the freedom comes. And we're only here to be happy. So happy makes money. Money doesn't make happy. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I run a bunch of charities and I say this line to people: 'I am somebody who has always been helped.' A little thing like that can make people believe it. "

" Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce. "

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

" 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. "

" Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people. "

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

" If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It's a step process. "

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

" I think the idea of getting money out of politics is critical. "

" 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. "

" Actresses are kind of a little crazy. "

" The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from people who have mostly been locked out, who have not been recognized. "