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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. (Russell Simmons)
I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere. View quote
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I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens. View quote
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I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement. View quote
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I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm a big supporter of President Obama. View quote
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You can't jump to vegan if you're not. Some people are absolute. Some people are able to be gradual. View quote
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I mostly eat healthy. I just do. I'm not a vegan for health reasons - although obviously I'm 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All that's true. But I'm a vegan for compassionate reasons. View quote
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I think I'm less afraid of failure than some others. View quote
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You know, I love all kinds of activism. I certainly think blacks deserve to have something whether it is affirmative action or an opportunity that should be opened up to them. But at the same time I believe that people of color are not the only poor people in America and all over the world. (Russell Simmons)
I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It's a step process. View quote
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I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus. View quote
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I don't use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it's never because I use my brain. View quote
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You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people. View quote
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People are afraid of failure - they don't like to work so hard and have people keep saying, 'No.' I think that's what people fear most. View quote
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Well, it's the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money. View quote
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I think when you're very dedicated to something and you're engaged fully, you become a giver. View quote
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People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists. (Russell Simmons)
The difference between blues, jazz, rock n' roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It's scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug. View quote
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The book 'Do You!' is about your inner voice. And when you connect to that voice then you - then the freedom comes. And we're only here to be happy. So happy makes money. Money doesn't make happy. View quote
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I have 2 million Twitter followers. Some of those people are also yogis and activists and people who really go out and make a difference. I do as much as I can with my voice. It's effortless in some cases. I try to remind everybody that they have that kind of voice. View quote
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When I started the diamond business, no black person, period, was in it to do what we're trying to do to change the industry. So I like to do things that I see clearly that are in my, you know, scope. And then, I had to figure how I get talented or smart business people around me to execute. That's what I have to do. View quote
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