Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that’s when you’re able to think and learn.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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I think I’m less afraid of failure than some others.
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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.
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I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that’s when you’re able to think and learn.
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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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I want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there’s less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness.
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If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
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I signed Jay-Z because he was on fire. I wasn’t a genius. The record was great. I put it on The Nutty Professor soundtrack and we signed him.
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Mistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
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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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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
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It 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.
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I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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