“People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists.”
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“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.”
“Stay in your lane. If you're good enough, people will move to you.”
“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.”
“You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people.”
“American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.”
“I have 2 million Twitter followers. Some of those people are also yogis and activists and people who really go out and make a difference. I do as much as I can with my voice. It's effortless in some cases. I try to remind everybody that they have that kind of voice.”
“I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what's on people's minds and I don't think it's any different now.”
“The most aggressive views governing this country speak a lot about inclusion. We still have some people in this country who don't really get that we all have the same agenda, aspirations, hopes, and fears. I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.”
“You can't jump to vegan if you're not. Some people are absolute. Some people are able to be gradual.”
“The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people.”
“You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.”
“We want the government to be controlled by all the people, not by the richest 1%. That's always been the first demand. That's a simple enough message, and I think it's pretty clear now, even though much of the media has been disingenuous in its coverage. We don't want the heads of the biggest industries to make all the decisions, because they're not for the people. They're for the corporations. Power to the people!”
“Comedians are - at the end of the day, we're just a bunch of people that lack a little bit of - we're very insecure, and we want to be loved and liked by everybody. And you know, I could check my Twitter and there could be 150 people that say wonderful things. There'll be one person who says something negative. And all we focus on is that negative.”
“I would like to employ more people but I don't want to empower my charities at the cost of exploiting people or doing things that are not useful, so I'm working on that.”
“I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new style of empowering these people, and new approaches.”
“I'm always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.”
“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.”
“A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.”
“I want to do and I'm giving all the profits to charity, is to teach people to meditate. All it takes is a little bit of patience.”