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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
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Queens
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Russell Wendell Simmons
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Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.
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It is crucial that rappers have the chance to express the truth that is in their heart.
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There is no religious or any kind of a gender that should separate you from any religious ideas.
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I live in hip-hop. I don't find it to be offensive.
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If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It's a step process.
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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 very simple: When you're working your hardest, the world opens up to you.
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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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Sometimes, a new toy, a new technology, will focus you. The world is always trying to draw you out, so you always have to remember to go in.
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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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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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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.
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You've got to do things that promote what's important.
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money.
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Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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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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Running all my different companies has turned out to be a lot easier because I mediate twice a day and go to yoga every day.
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If you play basketball, you get into the zone. You can't miss. That's the expansive mindset we're all seeking. But that only comes when the mind is quiet and separate from the noise. And the greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.
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