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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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If you talk about the prison-industrial complex, I've fought against the prison-industrial complex when I called for a repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws. The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you're talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you're always coming up against lobbyists.
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I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement.
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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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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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If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you'll receive good.
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Don't ruin a good today by thinking of a bad yesterday, Let it go!
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I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I've never seen any place like it.
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There are songs and melody that make you really happy. And there are spiritual gifts that you have - giving these gifts away sometimes gives you that feeling of inspiration. These seconds of awareness make you realize that any second can be your favorite one, and it really is up to you.
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I think I will always have a connection to young people, to try to bring their voices to the polls, bring their voices wherever they can make a difference. Even to protect their own interests or the interests of the planet or the animals or other individuals, which is critical. I try to keep it.
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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 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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If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It's a step process.
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No matter what we've done or where we've been, every single one of us can change.
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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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Mistakes only cost you when you don't acknowledge them.
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