Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
RUSSELL SIMMONSA 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.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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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 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?
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You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
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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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I really, really try to be a good servant. It makes me happy when I’m a good giver without expectations.
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There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That’s why you have an Eminem and a Bubba Sparxxx and rappers like that.
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You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
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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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No one wants to sell to just 12% of the population for the entire length of their careers. It creates a difficult and less-profitable environment. But Hollywood has lived with that limiting mantra, and only a few black stars have managed to break through.
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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 want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.
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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 try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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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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No matter what you’re doing, try to work at that task like it’s your dream job.
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