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I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.

Russell Simmons

You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Black Needs People
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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Express Free Hope People Themselves
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
You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Entrepreneur Real Sincere
Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Broken Hollywood 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
Donald Trump’s not politically correct. Although you are running for president, you should be politically correct. But there is also the expression of an artist.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Artist Expression Running
No matter what you’re doing, try to work at that task like it’s your dream job.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Dream Jobs Trying
It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Entrepreneur Open Simple World
Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Choices Gratefulness Practice
The difference between blues, jazz, rock n’ roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It’s scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Pain Rap Rock
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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Compassion Jobs Running
Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Country Keys Kids
Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It’s the most mainstream thing there is.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Culture Hollywood Urban
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’ve been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I’m a big supporter.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Bigs Gay Thinking

I’m always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.

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