Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI think I’m less afraid of failure than some others.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I’m there with you every step of the way until that day comes…
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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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No matter what you’re doing, try to work at that task like it’s your dream job.
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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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Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better… they’re better people, right? They’re segregated. It’s self segregated in some cases, but there’s nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
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I don’t believe that people create their own visions. Rather, I believe that visions are actually God’s way of communicating with us.
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American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
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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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No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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I would like to employ more people but I don’t want to empower my charities at the cost of exploiting people or doing things that are not useful, so I’m working on that.
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