Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
RUSSELL SIMMONSMistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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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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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
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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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The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you’re talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you’re always coming up against lobbyists.
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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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A 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.
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My wife Kimora once told me while we were watching “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” that it’s a vegetarian movie because the way that the woman was screaming, “Aaaahhh,” and trying to run away is how every animal you eat reacted at the slaughterhouse.
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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 don’t like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that’s most inspiring, because it’s at that second that you’re aware of “the infinite everything.”
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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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And that’s how mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu practices, as tools that clear your mind of distractions. Because when you focus on repeating that mantra over and over again, soon the noise will die down and all you will hear is your inner voice.
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