Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI 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.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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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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If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It’s a step process.
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I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.
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You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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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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Nowadays, if you’re a great artist, you don’t have to leave the house, which is a really big difference. You’re closer to the artist. And the artist can be closer to their artistry without having to always worry about branding themselves or building something image-wise.
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When the mind is totally still, there’s only bliss. I got a piece of that reality from my first yoga class, from smiling and breathing in every difficult pose. I went, “Oh my God! I’m clear! I love this!”
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I’m a big supporter of President Obama.
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No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don’t want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it’s the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.
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The less you need, the more you attract.
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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
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