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Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.

Russell Simmons

The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Grace Mind Thinking
The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that’s just, where everyone feels safe.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Community Creating Safe
I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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Diversity Oscars Thinking
Happy can make you money, but money can’t make you happy.
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Happy Make Money
If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It’s a step process.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

People Process Steps
I don’t miss my prayers and I don’t miss my yoga. Those things are important to me.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Missing Prayer Yoga
You can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.
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Anything Opportunity Waiting
A poet or a comedian can say what’s on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.
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Hurt Laughing People
[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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Artist Events People
I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Calling Complaining Media
As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Long Moving Vision
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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Break Through Digging Wall
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
I 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.
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Artist Different People Sharing Thinking
I’m a big supporter of President Obama.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Country President Support
Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Art Express Way Yourself

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