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Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.

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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Always focus on your effort, instead of the results of that effort.
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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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I look for people who have insight in places where I don't.
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I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what's on people's minds and I don't think it's any different now.
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A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.
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I don't want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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I live in hip-hop. I don't find it to be offensive.
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