You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThe 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.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might’ve caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
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The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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I don’t want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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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.
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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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There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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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.
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Stay in your lane. If you’re good enough, people will move to you.
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Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.
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Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
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