I just said let’s get some poets on tv. And when they said that sounded unlikely, I made it worse. I said, no man, I want to put a bunch of black poets on stage, too.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIf you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system?
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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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 when you’re very dedicated to something and you’re engaged fully, you become a giver.
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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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Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
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I can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
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Donald Trump’s not politically correct. Although you are running for president, you should be politically correct. But there is also the expression of an artist.
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The 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.
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There is a subject – there is a research that says a man thinks about sex every 12 seconds. And so when an artist expresses something that’s sexual in music it is a reflection of our reality. If we want that reality changed, then we have to do things that affect the core.
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No matter where you’re from or what you’ve done, you’re never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.
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I’m a big supporter of President Obama.
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Get your hustle on… Hard work is easy, working out is hard.
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I don’t fault business. 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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Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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The less you need, the more you attract.
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