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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSPeople 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.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
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Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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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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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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It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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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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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 try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that’s just, where everyone feels safe.
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I’m lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.
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You can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.
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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.
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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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Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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