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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSAmerican democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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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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The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It’s the same sickness, whether it’s about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It’s all wrong. It’s all the same.
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Mistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
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In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.
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Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.
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No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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You have to be present, awake and happy now.
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Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.
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When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might’ve caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
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I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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If 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.
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The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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You’ll see a lot of funny stuff, you’ll see a lot of daddy knows best stuff, you’ll see a lot of me and my wife trying to hold the family together.
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