When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might’ve caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
RUSSELL SIMMONSIf you aren’t passionate about a vision, it’s hard to have faith in it.
More Russell Simmons Quotes
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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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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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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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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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I think when you’re very dedicated to something and you’re engaged fully, you become a giver.
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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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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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The politicians already in office don’t want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.
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And that’s how mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu practices, as tools that clear your mind of distractions. Because when you focus on repeating that mantra over and over again, soon the noise will die down and all you will hear is your inner voice.
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I live in hip-hop. I don’t find it to be offensive.
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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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Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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I think I’m less afraid of failure than some others.
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American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.
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Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.
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