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I live in hip-hop. I don't find it to be offensive.

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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
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The poets who do this are uniquely conscious of this silence, this stillness.
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You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.
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We meditate so we can see miracles unfolding. Without stillness life is a blur.
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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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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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I don't eat anything that runs away from me.
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I think it's very important. I've gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It's something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.
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The emotional attachment you get with a client or the music fan allows you access to do a lot of things.
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There's one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.
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No matter what we've done or where we've been, every single one of us can change.
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I'm a full disclosure kind of person.
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I think that diversity is key for the next American entrepreneurs. They want to be a part of this society where there is so much diversity they have to have people from all the experiences.
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The always-connected culture isn't as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn't need a new toy.
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No one wants to sell to just 12% of the population for the entire length of their careers. It creates a difficult and less-profitable environment. But Hollywood has lived with that limiting mantra, and only a few black stars have managed to break through.
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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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It is crucial that rappers have the chance to express the truth that is in their heart.
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I don't fault business. If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That's why legislation and regulations are necessary.
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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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