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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
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When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
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I just try to, in my own way, contribute to making a better Hollywood, to move Hollywood to be a leader in social justice, as it always has been, and not to have any holes in their own backyard while they continue to push for equality and all the things that they always stand up for.
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The person who understands Dharma will have the opposite reaction to a hard job. That person will be eager to get started, no matter what kind of work is in front of her, because she understands that she's doing God's work. And when you're working for God, nothing is too hard.
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I don't want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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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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They're lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.
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What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves.
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You've got to do things that promote what's important.
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You don't need a record deal. You'll have the industry begging for you, when you build your buzz.
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Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don't want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it's the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.
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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 matter what we've done or where we've been, every single one of us can change.
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Be encouraged. Stay on your hustle. You can't fail until u quit.
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The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.
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The less you need, the more you attract.
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