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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
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Russell Wendell Simmons
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[T]here's nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.
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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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There is no happiness until the mind is still. The cause of all sickness and sadness is the fluctuation of the mind.
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I don't want to appease everyone. It seems very difficult to be steadfast on truth and be a politician.
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I'm lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.
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86% of its audience was made up of people of color. That tells you that the full potential of many black stars won't be realized until their audiences are fully integrated.
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I don't miss a day of yoga. I don't miss my meditation... They're way more important.
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As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
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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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I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
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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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Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.
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I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it's great.
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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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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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I ask everyone - white Hollywood and black Hollywood - to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That's where they're going to learn from each other, and that's where they're going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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You don't expect a 94-year-old white guy to pick Dope, which was an awesome movie not even close to being considered by the Academy. And that's what it's all about, like, promoting people who might not otherwise get promoted and celebrating people who might not get celebrated.
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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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