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You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.

Russell Simmons

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

People Smarter Surround Yourself
Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Gangsta Government Rapper
I’m lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.
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Answers Lucky Platform
I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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Bigs Gay Thinking
Well, it’s the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.
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Hands Movement Rights
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Diversity Oscars Thinking
If you don’t break a hole through the brick wall, don’t just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that wall.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Break Through Digging Wall
Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Encouraging Inspirational Life
The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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Heartbeat Poetry Soundtracks
There are no failures, only quitters.
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Failure No Quitter
Mistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
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Acknowledge Cost Mistake
The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Meditation Noise Tools
I really, really try to be a good servant. It makes me happy when I’m a good giver without expectations.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Expectations Giver Trying
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?
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Elected Justice President System
I can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Bills Car Pay
Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
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Broken Hollywood People

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