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It's always marketeers building their own careers.
Russell Simmons
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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
Business Person
Entrepreneur
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Queens
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Russell Wendell Simmons
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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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But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
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I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if I took baby steps, eventually it would happen.
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Quit taking, start giving.
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The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that's just, where everyone feels safe.
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When the mind is totally still, there's only bliss. I got a piece of that reality from my first yoga class, from smiling and breathing in every difficult pose. I went, Oh my God! I'm clear! I love this!
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I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what's on people's minds and I don't think it's any different now.
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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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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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[T]here's nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
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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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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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Don't worry what others are doing. Do you!
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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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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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