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Russell Simmons

My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Artist Creative Culture
A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Broken Color Justice
But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Black Poor Rich White
The reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Beach Hbo Years
I want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there’s less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Mind Two Want
I don’t like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that’s most inspiring, because it’s at that second that you’re aware of “the infinite everything.”
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Radio Records Way
There are no failures, only quitters.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Failure No Quitter
Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Giving Happy Make Others Stay Strong
I think I’m less afraid of failure than some others.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Afraid Failure Inspirational Running Thinking
[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
Those who need nothing attract everything.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Attract Everything Needs
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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Fire Genius Records
There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Culture Hollywood Missing
I would like to employ more people but I don’t want to empower my charities at the cost of exploiting people or doing things that are not useful, so I’m working on that.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Empowering People Want
If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system?
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Elected Justice President System
The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Inspiration Seconds Sunset

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