When you’re a good giver you’re a good getter.
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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I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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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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I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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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 have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I’m there with you every step of the way until that day comes…
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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
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Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
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The reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.
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Those who need nothing attract everything.
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When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might’ve caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
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Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
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We need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They’re angry. They’re hurt. A dialogue can cause a shift in consciousness in the person if he’s understanding you and listening.
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You have to be present, awake and happy now.
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