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"I mostly eat healthy. I just do. I'm not a vegan for health reasons - although obviously I'm 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All that's true. But I'm a vegan for compassionate reasons."
"Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice."
"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."
"When I started the diamond business, no black person, period, was in it to do what we're trying to do to change the industry. So I like to do things that I see clearly that are in my, you know, scope. And then, I had to figure how I get talented or smart business people around me to execute. That's what I have to do."
"I look for people who have insight in places where I don't."
"Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them."
"I think I'm less afraid of failure than some others."
"A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian. If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system?"
"It is crucial that rappers have the chance to express the truth that is in their heart."
"You know, sometimes people never get to learn how successful they could have been because they give up too easily. If I've learned one thing in all my years in the business, it's that often things don't work out the way you want at first. But that doesn't mean you should give up."
"Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self"
"People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists."
"I think when you're very dedicated to something and you're engaged fully, you become a giver."
"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 try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet."
"I'm a big supporter of President Obama."
"Actresses are kind of a little crazy."
"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."
"If you are a good giver, you will be great getter. The less you need, the more you attract."