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There’s A Redemptive Power That Making A Choice Has Rather Than Feeling Like You’re An Effect To All The Things That Are Happening. Make A Choice. Just Decide What It’s Gonna Be, Who You’re Gonna Be, How You Are Going To Do It. Just Decide. And From That Point, The Universe Will Get Out Of Your Way.

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There’s A Redemptive Power

Will Smith

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There’s A Redemptive Power That Making A Choice Has Rather Than Feeling Like You’re An Effect To All The Things That Are Happening. Make A Choice. Just Decide What It’s Gonna Be, Who You’re Gonna Be, How You Are Going To Do It. Just Decide. And From That Point, The Universe Will Get Out Of Your Way.

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There's No Easy Way Around It, No Matter How Talented You Are ... Your Talent Is Going To Fail You If You're Not Skilled. If You Don't Study, If You Don't Work Really Hard And Dedicate Yourself To Being Better Every Single Day, You 'll Never Be Able To Communicate With People Your Artistry The Way That You Want!

I Love Producing. I Am Loving Doing That. I Think That Is My Most Natural Space In The Business. I Just Love Producing Or Editing And That's Where I Thrive.

Listen, Michael Jackson Is Really Funny. To Have Time To Spend With Him And Actually Be Around Him, He's Not What....people Think He Is. Michael Jackson's Like A Black Belt Too, So He Will Kick Your Ass If You Say Something About Him." In Disbelief The Interviewer Replied "no, Really?" To Which Will Said, "yes, Michael Jackson Kicked Over My Head!

On Learning To Swim: I'm Too Big To Have Some Woman Hold My Stomach And Say 'now Kick Your Feet.'

I've Always Considered Myself To Be Just Average Talent And What I Have Is A Ridiculous Insane Obsessiveness For Practice And Preparation.

Well, All I Know Is What I Read In The Papers.

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