Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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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No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.
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It’s always marketeers building their own careers.
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Embrace struggle… It is your greatest teacher.
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Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.
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You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
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You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
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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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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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I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
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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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Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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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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