Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.
RUSSELL SIMMONSI know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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The concept is that through a disciplined approach to work and self-sacrifice, Tapas will burn away the negativity that separates us from God. By working our hardest and happily enduring the hardships of life we are able to create a sense of peace and clarity in ourselves.
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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.
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The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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No matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, every single one of us can change.
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Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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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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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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I don’t miss a day of yoga. I don’t miss my meditation… They’re way more important.
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You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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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 want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.
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You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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I’m lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.
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I don’t know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It’s the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.
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