A poet or a comedian can say what’s on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIt is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining yourself. I guess I’m an optimist.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it.
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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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Get your hustle on… Hard work is easy, working out is hard.
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I think if you’re open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you’re closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading.
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The reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.
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You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
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I ask everyone – white Hollywood and black Hollywood – to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That’s where they’re going to learn from each other, and that’s where they’re going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian.
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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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Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.
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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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