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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.

Russell Simmons

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 SIMMONS

Benefits Favor Trying
The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Heartbeat Poetry Soundtracks
I don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Meditation Missing Yoga
Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Clouds Labels Vision
The less you need, the more you attract.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Attract More Needs
I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

People Smart Talent
You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Black Needs People
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 SIMMONS

Animal Running Texas
A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Knows Persons Weakness
Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Gangsta Government Rapper
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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Communities People Suffering
Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Art Form Noise Stillness
American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Democracy People Sight
I mostly eat healthy. I just do. I’m not a vegan for health reasons – although obviously I’m 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All that’s true. But I’m a vegan for compassionate reasons.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Better Feel Healthy Looks
If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It’s a step process.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

People Process Steps
The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that’s just, where everyone feels safe.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Community Creating Safe

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