The politicians already in office don’t want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.
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More Russell Simmons Quotes
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If you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.
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The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you’re talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you’re always coming up against lobbyists.
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I feel the choices our president Barack Obama is making now are safer and better.
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There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That’s why you have an Eminem and a Bubba Sparxxx and rappers like that.
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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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When you’re a good giver you’re a good getter.
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Well, it’s the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.
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I’m not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.
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You have to be present, awake and happy now.
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I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
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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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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.
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There are no failures, only quitters.
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That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.
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