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The artists are now big brands.

Russell Simmons

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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Brain Creative Use
You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
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Black Needs People
Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.
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Country Keys Kids
American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
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Democracy People Sight
I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.
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Express Free Hope People Themselves
You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
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Able People Thinking
When you’re a good giver you’re a good getter.
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Giver Inspirational Karma
Money doesn’t make u happy .. But happy makes you money.
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Happen Make Money
A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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Knows Persons Weakness
Nowadays, if you’re a great artist, you don’t have to leave the house, which is a really big difference. You’re closer to the artist. And the artist can be closer to their artistry without having to always worry about branding themselves or building something image-wise.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Artist Differences Wise
I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better… they’re better people, right? They’re segregated. It’s self segregated in some cases, but there’s nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
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People Self Thinking
No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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Change Changing Optimistic People
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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Compassion Remember Running
Get your hustle on… Hard work is easy, working out is hard.
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Hard Hustle Out Work
The world belongs to the people who say, ‘I can’.
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Belongs People World
I can’t pay my [bills]. I can’t go to work. My car is out of gas.
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Bills Car Pay

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