I think that’s what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it’s so honest.
RUSSELL SIMMONSAn animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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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 really, really try to be a good servant. It makes me happy when I’m a good giver without expectations.
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[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it’s a big success story for everyone – except the music industry itself.
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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it.
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I think when you’re very dedicated to something and you’re engaged fully, you become a giver.
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Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It’s the most mainstream thing there is.
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The artists are now big brands.
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Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It’s the same sickness, whether it’s about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It’s all wrong. It’s all the same.
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I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.
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I feel the choices our president Barack Obama is making now are safer and better.
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No one wants to sell to just 12% of the population for the entire length of their careers. It creates a difficult and less-profitable environment. But Hollywood has lived with that limiting mantra, and only a few black stars have managed to break through.
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When the mind is totally still, there’s only bliss. I got a piece of that reality from my first yoga class, from smiling and breathing in every difficult pose. I went, “Oh my God! I’m clear! I love this!”
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I don’t miss my prayers and I don’t miss my yoga. Those things are important to me.
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