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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 feel the choices our president Barack Obama is making now are safer and better.
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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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What I would do to change this planet is have everyone meditate and look inside. Then we'd have a happier, more service-oriented, less-needy world.
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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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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it's great.
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A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.
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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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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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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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As I get, I give. Giving as you get is critical. It has everything to do with being happy for yourself, and making others happy is the cause of making yourself happy, and it’s the cycle of giving and getting.
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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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The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.
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Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self
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The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
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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 really, really try to be a good servant. It makes me happy when I'm a good giver without expectations.
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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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[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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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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