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I've been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I'm a big supporter.

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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
Business Person
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Russell Wendell Simmons
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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 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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I look for people who have insight in places where I don't.
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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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I'm lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.
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I think I'm less afraid of failure than some others.
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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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I have a pilot called The Re-Education of Oliver Cooper starring the white kid from Project X where follows a black girl to a black university, like in Legally Blonde. I have so many fun projects.
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I don't miss a day of yoga. I don't miss my meditation... They're way more important.
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People are murdering each other without any recourse... So we need to get in our communities and work from the inside out.
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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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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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There is no religious or any kind of a gender that should separate you from any religious ideas.
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Sometimes, a new toy, a new technology, will focus you. The world is always trying to draw you out, so you always have to remember to go in.
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People build themselves up before you even have to deal with them.
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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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I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
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Reacting to the world with a smile instead of a curse, a wave instead of the middle finger, will actually help you live longer.
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My idea is to integrate black stars into mainstream stars. It hasn't been explored properly. That's what Im doing in Hollywood.
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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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