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Mistakes only cost you when you don't acknowledge them.
Russell Simmons
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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
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Queens
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Russell Wendell Simmons
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In my heart, I know that marriage equality for every human being isn't a question of if, but only a matter of when. I ask those who feel that giving freedom to others somehow binds you, to please take a good look at what you are standing behind.
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There's something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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At the shock of a joke, everything disappears but the present moment.
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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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It's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap.
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Being materialistic is part of the hip-hop community's nature, because jazz and blues and rock 'n' roll, when they started out in the urban communities, were about the American Dream, and the lack of opportunity in that structure. So they talked about everything - uplifting and getting what is perceived as success in America.
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I live in hip-hop. I don't find it to be offensive.
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There was a moment when I was watching Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 'Badboys' that I felt, you know, inspired. I don't know if I was proud, because so many people do the work. Everyone's part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.
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When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
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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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Service is the key to everything in life.
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An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
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Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It's the most mainstream thing there is.
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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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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 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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The always-connected culture isn't as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn't need a new toy.
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I'm a full disclosure kind of person.
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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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