You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI 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.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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The difference between blues, jazz, rock n’ roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It’s scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.
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I think the artist’s job throughout history has been to tell – to say things that people are inspired by.
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I think I’m less afraid of failure than some others.
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[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it’s a big success story for everyone – except the music industry itself.
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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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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it.
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I think it’s very important. I’ve gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It’s something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.
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The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
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It’s always marketeers building their own careers.
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Get your hustle on… Hard work is easy, working out is hard.
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Those who need nothing attract everything.
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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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It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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There’s one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.
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