I don’t know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It’s the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI don’t know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It’s the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIf it feels like your life has become a nasty, brackish puddle of water, never forget that you do possess the power to transform it into a beautiful, rushing stream that will carry you to enlightenment.
RUSSELL SIMMONSHip-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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNo one wants to sell to just 12% of the population for the entire length of their careers. It creates a difficult and less-profitable environment. But Hollywood has lived with that limiting mantra, and only a few black stars have managed to break through.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI think if you’re open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you’re closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNo matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.
RUSSELL SIMMONSAnd 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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSA 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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSMeditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better… they’re better people, right? They’re segregated. It’s self segregated in some cases, but there’s nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI don’t miss my prayers and I don’t miss my yoga. Those things are important to me.
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