I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIf you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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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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Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.
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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.
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Everyone’s part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.
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It’s very simple: When you’re working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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I would like to employ more people but I don’t want to empower my charities at the cost of exploiting people or doing things that are not useful, so I’m working on that.
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We 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.
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But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
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It 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.
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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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You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won’t say. It’s like Donald Trump.
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Get your hustle on… Hard work is easy, working out is hard.
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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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The word mantra comes from two Sanskrit words man, (“to think”) and tra (“tool’). So the literal translation is “a tool of thought.”
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You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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