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It's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap.

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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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People build themselves up before you even have to deal with them.
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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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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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I just try to, in my own way, contribute to making a better Hollywood, to move Hollywood to be a leader in social justice, as it always has been, and not to have any holes in their own backyard while they continue to push for equality and all the things that they always stand up for.
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I have 2 million Twitter followers. Some of those people are also yogis and activists and people who really go out and make a difference. I do as much as I can with my voice. It's effortless in some cases. I try to remind everybody that they have that kind of voice.
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You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
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I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere.
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I look for people who have insight in places where I don't.
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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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The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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I'm a full disclosure kind of person.
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I think it's very important. I've gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It's something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.
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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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A person's strength is to know their weaknesses.
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What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves.
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I don't fault business. 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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Nowhere in the Bible, Koran, or Torah does it say, If you curse, then you're going to hell. But everywhere it says that if you kill, you're going to wherever they send you, depending on the religion.
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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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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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