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I think the artist's job throughout history has been to tell - to say things that people are inspired by.

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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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There's one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.
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But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
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Quit taking, start giving.
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In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.
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I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
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