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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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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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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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Mistakes only cost you when you don't acknowledge them.
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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
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In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.
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[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the music industry itself.
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Quiet time is the key. We have hundreds of thousands of kids around the country meditating through the David Lynch Foundation.
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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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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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You know, sometimes people never get to learn how successful they could have been because they give up too easily. If I've learned one thing in all my years in the business, it's that often things don't work out the way you want at first. But that doesn't mean you should give up.
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We need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They're angry. They're hurt. A dialogue can cause a shift in consciousness in the person if he's understanding you and listening.
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Many of my biggest business endeavors were failures before they became a success. Some failed for as long as six years before they hit. Everyone around me thought I was crazy. You just have to stay at it.
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But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
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Nowhere in the Bible, Koran, or Torah does it say, If you curse, then you're going to hell. But everywhere it says that if you kill, you're going to wherever they send you, depending on the religion.
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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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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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Whatever obstacles appear in your path, put your head down and get past them. Those obstacles aren't real. They're just God's way of testing you. He's asking you, 'Do you want to make it or not?'
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The less you need, the more you attract.
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The poets who do this are uniquely conscious of this silence, this stillness.
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Actresses are kind of a little crazy.
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