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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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I live in hip-hop. I don't find it to be offensive.
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They're lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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Success is happiness. People say, Oh that sounds corny. No matter how rich you are you can only sit your ass in one seat at a time. You have to be comfortable in that seat.
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A more happy mind leads to quietness and clarity. And that clarity helps you have a greater capacity to do more and to become more successful and more giving.
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The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
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Running all my different companies has turned out to be a lot easier because I mediate twice a day and go to yoga every day.
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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 know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people.
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When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might've caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.
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The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people.
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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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There's something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.
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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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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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In my heart, I know that marriage equality for every human being isn't a question of if, but only a matter of when. I ask those who feel that giving freedom to others somehow binds you, to please take a good look at what you are standing behind.
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Service is the key to everything in life.
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Not every move you make has to be a great leap
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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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Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
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[T]here's nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
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