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A person's strength is to know their weaknesses.

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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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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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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The poets who do this are uniquely conscious of this silence, this stillness.
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I don't use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it's never because I use my brain.
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There is no happiness until the mind is still. The cause of all sickness and sadness is the fluctuation of the mind.
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You don't expect a 94-year-old white guy to pick Dope, which was an awesome movie not even close to being considered by the Academy. And that's what it's all about, like, promoting people who might not otherwise get promoted and celebrating people who might not get celebrated.
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I would like to employ more people but I don't want to empower my charities at the cost of exploiting people or doing things that are not useful, so I'm working on that.
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There are no failures, only quitters.
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I've shared meditation with a lot of hip-hop artists, inmates, and returning war veterans with PTSD, as well. I feel like this dharma, this service is part of my job.
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The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that's just, where everyone feels safe.
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You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
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People are murdering each other without any recourse... So we need to get in our communities and work from the inside out.
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Many of my biggest business endeavors were failures before they became a success. Some failed for as long as six years before they hit. Everyone around me thought I was crazy. You just have to stay at it.
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There's something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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The past gives great examples of what can happen in the future. It's always important to remember.
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The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people.
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I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.
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Mistakes only cost you when you don't acknowledge them.
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Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don't want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it's the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.
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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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