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You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.

Russell Simmons

I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
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People Smart Talent
I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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Hollywood Waiting Want
Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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Goal Positivity Promoting
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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Chances Develop Everyone People
It’s all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are where you want to be.
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Fall Law Rap
I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.
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Express Free Hope People Themselves
I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
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Calling Complaining Media
It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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Entrepreneur Open Simple World
Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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Enough Never Change Resilient
Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.
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Choices Gratefulness Practice
A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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Knows Persons Weakness
Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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Encouraging Inspirational Life
Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
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Clouds Labels Vision
Happy can make you money, but money can’t make you happy.
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Happy Make Money
Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don’t, they’re going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.
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Buckets Giving Soul
You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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Important Promote Things

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