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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It’s a step process.
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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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I don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
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Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
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The world belongs to the people who say, ‘I can’.
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The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.
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[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it’s a big success story for everyone – except the music industry itself.
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The elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?
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Money doesn’t make u happy .. But happy makes you money.
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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.
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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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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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I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new style of empowering these people, and new approaches.
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Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.
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I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
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