I’m a big supporter of President Obama.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI’m a big supporter of President Obama.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNeeding nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
RUSSELL SIMMONSMistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe concept is that through a disciplined approach to work and self-sacrifice, Tapas will burn away the negativity that separates us from God. By working our hardest and happily enduring the hardships of life we are able to create a sense of peace and clarity in ourselves.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI don’t believe that people create their own visions. Rather, I believe that visions are actually God’s way of communicating with us.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNot every move you make has to be a great leap
RUSSELL SIMMONSPeople are afraid of failure – they don’t like to work so hard and have people keep saying, ‘No.’ I think that’s what people fear most.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIt’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe 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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI ask everyone – white Hollywood and black Hollywood – to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That’s where they’re going to learn from each other, and that’s where they’re going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThere is a subject – there is a research that says a man thinks about sex every 12 seconds. And so when an artist expresses something that’s sexual in music it is a reflection of our reality. If we want that reality changed, then we have to do things that affect the core.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what’s on people’s minds and I don’t think it’s any different now.
RUSSELL SIMMONSAnd the more people meditate, the more it increases the positive vibrations turning the planet into a positive, happy place. The more you do that, the greater service you are to God.
RUSSELL SIMMONSYou have to be present, awake and happy now.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?
RUSSELL SIMMONS