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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it.

Russell Simmons

I 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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Community Empowering People
Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty.
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Development Honesty Self
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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Pain Rap Rock
I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
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Calling Complaining Media
[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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Artist Events People
Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that’s been missing.
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Meditating Meditation Missing
Mistakes only cost you when you don’t acknowledge them.
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Acknowledge Cost Mistake
That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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Complete Intention Oscars
You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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Business Entrepreneur People
Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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Goal Ultimate Ultimate Goal
You cannot find it anywhere, because it is located inside you… happiness is your natural state.
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Happiness Happy Inspirational
I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
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People Smart Talent
It’s always marketeers building their own careers.
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Building Careers
I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Animal Hurtful Thinking
The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.
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Community Hard Reflection Work
An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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Animal Cigarette Smoking

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