I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I’m there with you every step of the way until that day comes…
RUSSELL SIMMONSI 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.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I’m not the only one who says it. It’s something I adopted and I believe.
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The always-connected culture isn’t as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn’t need a new toy.
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Everyone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
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Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.
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There’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.
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There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That’s why you have an Eminem and a Bubba Sparxxx and rappers like that.
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When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
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Nowadays, if you’re a great artist, you don’t have to leave the house, which is a really big difference. You’re closer to the artist. And the artist can be closer to their artistry without having to always worry about branding themselves or building something image-wise.
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I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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You’ve got to do things that promote what’s important.
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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it’s great.
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People 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.
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I’m a big supporter of President Obama.
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There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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