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Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

Russell Simmons

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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
Business Person
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Record Producer
Television Producer
Writer
Queens
New York
Russell Wendell Simmons
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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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You just have to smile and breathe. You do the best you can with what you have and that's it.
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Reacting to the world with a smile instead of a curse, a wave instead of the middle finger, will actually help you live longer.
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Actresses are kind of a little crazy.
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Quit taking, start giving.
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It's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap.
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a time.
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Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.
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I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement.
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A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.
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A person's strength is to know their weaknesses.
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Sitting in stillness has got to be the greatest asset I have in terms of attaining happiness.
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I don't like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that's most inspiring, because it's at that second that you're aware of the infinite everything.
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My idea is to integrate black stars into mainstream stars. It hasn't been explored properly. That's what Im doing in Hollywood.
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