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But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.

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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
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Russell Wendell Simmons
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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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Don't ruin a good today by thinking of a bad yesterday, Let it go!
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I ask everyone - white Hollywood and black Hollywood - to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That's where they're going to learn from each other, and that's where they're going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
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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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My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them.
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No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.
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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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You just have to smile and breathe. You do the best you can with what you have and that's it.
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Mistakes only cost you when you don't acknowledge them.
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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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