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Success is happiness. People say, Oh that sounds corny. No matter how rich you are you can only sit your ass in one seat at a time. You have to be comfortable in that seat.

Russell Simmons

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Russell Simmons
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 4
Business Person
Entrepreneur
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Record Producer
Television Producer
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Queens
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Russell Wendell Simmons
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