No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNo matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
RUSSELL SIMMONSMusic is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.
RUSSELL SIMMONSWe 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 SIMMONSLearn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
RUSSELL SIMMONSJudgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe stuff I do, I do every day, and I’ve been doing it for long periods of time. I don’t start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it.
RUSSELL SIMMONS[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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIt’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
RUSSELL SIMMONSBut rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
RUSSELL SIMMONSYou have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIf 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 SIMMONSThe research shows that if you meditate, the mind becomes still, and they can see the functionality and gray matter in the brain increase, the nervous system calm, the immune system improve and a reduction in stress.
RUSSELL SIMMONSAnd the more people meditate, the more it increases the positive vibrations turning the planet into a positive, happy place. The more you do that, the greater service you are to God.
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