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That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.

Russell Simmons

I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new style of empowering these people, and new approaches.
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Community Empowering People
I think I’m less afraid of failure than some others.
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Afraid Failure Inspirational Running Thinking
Get your hustle on… Hard work is easy, working out is hard.
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Hard Hustle Out Work
I think if you’re open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you’re closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Journey Running Thinking
Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.
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Art Express Way Yourself
Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
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People Smarter Surround Yourself
Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.
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Country Inspiration Writing
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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Compassion Jobs Running
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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People Saying Thinking
But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
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Black Poor Rich White
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 SIMMONS

Country Right Step Thing Until Come
Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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Enough Never Change Resilient
There are no failures, only quitters.
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Failure No Quitter
It’s all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are where you want to be.
RUSSELL SIMMONS

Fall Law Rap
The elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?
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Canditate Giving More Process
There’s something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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Culture Hollywood Missing

That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.

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