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

Russell Simmons

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
I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Calling Complaining Media
The stuff I do, I do every day, and I’ve been doing it for long periods of time. I don’t start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Long Running Stuff
I can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Bills Car Pay
Stay in your lane. If you’re good enough, people will move to you.
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Enough Moving People
I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Animal Hurtful Thinking
There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That’s why you have an Eminem and a Bubba Sparxxx and rappers like that.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

People Rap White
If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It’s a step process.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

People Process Steps
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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Community Empowering People
You can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Anything Opportunity Waiting
The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Giving Happiness Keys
I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Form Sorry Violence
The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that’s just, where everyone feels safe.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Community Creating Safe
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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Again Distraction Mantras Practices Soon
Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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Exists Involved Own
I’m lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.
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Answers Lucky Platform

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