Russell Simmons Quotes About Suffering

Quotes about: Suffering

• I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.

  Russell Simmons

  People, Community, Suffering

  FaceBook post by Russell Simmons from Dec 22, 2014

• Being a thoughtful vegan makes our time on this Earth more peaceful and joyous, because you get to have a hand in promoting and increasing the happiness, good health and well-being of others -- both animal and human -- rather than being an instrument of their suffering and death.

  Russell Simmons

  Animal, Thoughtful, Hands

• The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.

  Russell Simmons

  Hard Work, Reflection, Community

• 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.

  Russell Simmons

  America, Ballet, Suffering

  Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. September 26, 2002.

• Suffering will always be there. You'll always have the poor. You have to own your own progress. It is true that because of the economy and the fear factor the president [Barack Obama] is able to execute a lot of promises that it would be difficult to deliver it not for the fear factor. It's funny. He's delivering on what he promised and we call it fear.

  Russell Simmons

  Promise, Suffering, Progress

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I'm not the only one who says it. It's something I adopted and I believe.

  Russell Simmons

  Believe, Suffering, Causes

• Unconscious behavior is at the core. Think of the 40 billion animals we abuse and eat who are born into suffering. It's a karmic disaster.

  Russell Simmons

  Animal, Thinking, Abuse

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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