But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
RUSSELL SIMMONSWell, it’s the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new style of empowering these people, and new approaches.
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Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
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The elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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I can’t get my medicine.
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Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That is, all human beings have potential for infinite success.
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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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A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
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Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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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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It’s all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are where you want to be.
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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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