That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
RUSSELL SIMMONSGratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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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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No one wants to sell to just 12% of the population for the entire length of their careers. It creates a difficult and less-profitable environment. But Hollywood has lived with that limiting mantra, and only a few black stars have managed to break through.
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Get unstuck from whatever it is you perceive is holding you back from realizing your dreams.
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Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.
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Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
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The research shows that if you meditate, the mind becomes still, and they can see the functionality and gray matter in the brain increase, the nervous system calm, the immune system improve and a reduction in stress.
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I don’t fault business. If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That’s why legislation and regulations are necessary.
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Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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I don’t use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it’s never because I use my brain.
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Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
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I signed Jay-Z because he was on fire. I wasn’t a genius. The record was great. I put it on The Nutty Professor soundtrack and we signed him.
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I don’t know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It’s the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.
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The less you need, the more you attract.
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I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that’s when you’re able to think and learn.
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If you don’t break a hole through the brick wall, don’t just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that wall.
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