I don’t fault business. 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 SIMMONSEveryone’s part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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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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I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.
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Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
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In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.
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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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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.
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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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I don’t use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it’s never because I use my brain.
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The less you need, the more you attract.
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I don’t miss my prayers and I don’t miss my yoga. Those things are important to me.
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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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The world belongs to the people who say, ‘I can’.
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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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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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I’m a full disclosure kind of person.
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