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"My 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."
"Every day we all make mistakes ourselves, but, and we all sometimes have some...harbor some prejudices and all, but we have to know in our heart it's wrong. And we all want to remember that we are connected. And that any kind of racism is wrong."
"I don't fault business. 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."
"If you talk about the prison-industrial complex, I've fought against the prison-industrial complex when I called for a repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws. The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you're talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you're always coming up against lobbyists."
"I'm lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions."
"I don't want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good."
"The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up."
"Imagine if you have a million views on a show and they say it's a hit on some cable networks. I could put out a piece of content that has 20 million views."
"You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture."
"I can't pay my [bills]. I can't go to work. My car is out of gas."
"I can't get my medicine."
"I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money."
"They're lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture."
"That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day."
"Donald Trump's not politically correct. Although you are running for president, you should be politically correct. But there is also the expression of an artist."
"I couldn't guarantee that someone could get off their medication. But I suspect that meditation instead of Ritalin would change the life of any kid with ADD."
"I want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there's less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness."
"When the mind is totally still, there's only bliss. I got a piece of that reality from my first yoga class, from smiling and breathing in every difficult pose. I went, "Oh my God! I'm clear! I love this!""
"A more happy mind leads to quietness and clarity. And that clarity helps you have a greater capacity to do more and to become more successful and more giving."
"Running all my different companies has turned out to be a lot easier because I mediate twice a day and go to yoga every day."