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I think when you’re very dedicated to something and you’re engaged fully, you become a giver.

Russell Simmons

The stuff I do, I do every day, and I’ve been doing it for long periods of time. I don’t start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Long Running Stuff
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
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
If it feels like your life has become a nasty, brackish puddle of water, never forget that you do possess the power to transform it into a beautiful, rushing stream that will carry you to enlightenment.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Beautiful Encouragement Rushing
I’m a full disclosure kind of person.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Disclosure Kind Persons
When you’re a good giver you’re a good getter.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Giver Inspirational Karma
Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Enough Never Change Resilient
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
I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Hip Hips Hop Offensive
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
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.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Creative Focus People
Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Cat Children Dog
That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Complete Intention Oscars
American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Democracy People Sight
Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don’t, they’re going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Buckets Giving Soul
Get unstuck from whatever it is you perceive is holding you back from realizing your dreams.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Dream Perceive Realize

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