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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that’s just, where everyone feels safe.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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The elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?
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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might’ve caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
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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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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.
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Meditation helps everything.
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Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them.
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I think it’s very important. I’ve gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It’s something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.
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