I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI just said let’s get some poets on tv. And when they said that sounded unlikely, I made it worse. I said, no man, I want to put a bunch of black poets on stage, too.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
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Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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And the more people meditate, the more it increases the positive vibrations turning the planet into a positive, happy place. The more you do that, the greater service you are to God.
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The reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.
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I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new style of empowering these people, and new approaches.
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.
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The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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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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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.
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Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That is, all human beings have potential for infinite success.
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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
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I don’t use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it’s never because I use my brain.
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