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.
RUSSELL SIMMONSEveryone’s goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system?
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I want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there’s less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness.
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Happy can make you money, but money can’t make you happy.
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Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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The stuff I do, I do every day, and I’ve been doing it for long periods of time. I don’t start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it.
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I mostly eat healthy. I just do. I’m not a vegan for health reasons – although obviously I’m 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All that’s true. But I’m a vegan for compassionate reasons.
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Good givers are great getters.
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You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
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I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
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Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
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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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That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I’ve never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better… they’re better people, right? They’re segregated. It’s self segregated in some cases, but there’s nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
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Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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Get unstuck from whatever it is you perceive is holding you back from realizing your dreams.
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