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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.

Russell Simmons

I signed Jay-Z because he was on fire. I wasn’t a genius. The record was great. I put it on The Nutty Professor soundtrack and we signed him.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Fire Genius Records
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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Believe Business Success
The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Heartbeat Poetry Soundtracks
I can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Bills Car Pay
The politicians already in office don’t want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Heart Office Winning
Not every move you make has to be a great leap
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Great Leap Moving
Those who need nothing attract everything.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Attract Everything Needs
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Diversity Oscars Thinking
I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

People Smart Talent
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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Hip Hop Life Things
You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Important Promote Things
Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Broken Hollywood People
You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Development Life Self Want
Stay in your lane. If you’re good enough, people will move to you.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Enough Moving People
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 SIMMONS

Compassion Jobs Running
You have to learn to laugh all the time. It’s a practice of life. It’s a practice of happiness.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Happiness Laughing Practice

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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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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