We need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They’re angry. They’re hurt. A dialogue can cause a shift in consciousness in the person if he’s understanding you and listening.
RUSSELL SIMMONSMy 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.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
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If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
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Mistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
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I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that’s when you’re able to think and learn.
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There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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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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I really, really try to be a good servant. It makes me happy when I’m a good giver without expectations.
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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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Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.
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Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It’s the same sickness, whether it’s about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It’s all wrong. It’s all the same.
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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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