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.
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.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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The less you need, the more you attract.
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There are no failures, only quitters.
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I want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there’s less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness.
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Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
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I’m not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.
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You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
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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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The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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My wife Kimora once told me while we were watching “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” that it’s a vegetarian movie because the way that the woman was screaming, “Aaaahhh,” and trying to run away is how every animal you eat reacted at the slaughterhouse.
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Everyone’s part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.
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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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The difference between blues, jazz, rock n’ roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It’s scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.
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No matter where you’re from or what you’ve done, you’re never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.
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You cannot find it anywhere, because it is located inside you… happiness is your natural state.
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