The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that’s just, where everyone feels safe.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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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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And the more people meditate, the more it increases the positive vibrations turning the planet into a positive, happy place. The more you do that, the greater service you are to God.
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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.
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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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I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.
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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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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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The artists are now big brands.
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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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Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.
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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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Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It’s the most mainstream thing there is.
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I have a pilot called The Re-Education of Oliver Cooper starring the white kid from Project X where follows a black girl to a black university, like in Legally Blonde. I have so many fun projects.
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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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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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