Cruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
RUSSELL SIMMONSCruelty is cruelty, whether it’s cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNot every move you make has to be a great leap
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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSWe need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They’re angry. They’re hurt. A dialogue can cause a shift in consciousness in the person if he’s understanding you and listening.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIf 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 SIMMONSA person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIt is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining yourself. I guess I’m an optimist.
RUSSELL SIMMONSThere’s one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.
RUSSELL SIMMONSAn animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
RUSSELL SIMMONSDonald 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 SIMMONSMy wife Kimora once told me while we were watching “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” that it’s a vegetarian movie because the way that the woman was screaming, “Aaaahhh,” and trying to run away is how every animal you eat reacted at the slaughterhouse.
RUSSELL SIMMONSWhen you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
RUSSELL SIMMONSPeople are afraid of failure – they don’t like to work so hard and have people keep saying, ‘No.’ I think that’s what people fear most.
RUSSELL SIMMONSNo matter where you’re from or what you’ve done, you’re never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.
RUSSELL SIMMONSYou need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.
RUSSELL SIMMONSYou have to be present, awake and happy now.
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