Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don’t, they’re going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.
RUSSELL SIMMONSLabels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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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.
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I’m not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.
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I think the artist’s job throughout history has been to tell – to say things that people are inspired by.
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Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
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I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I’m there with you every step of the way until that day comes…
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Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
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There are no failures, only quitters.
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Meditation helps everything.
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American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
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Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.
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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.
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I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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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.
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If you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.
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