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• There was a moment when I was watching Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 'Badboys' that I felt, you know, inspired. I don't know if I was proud, because so many people do the work. Everyone's part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.

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  Team, Years, People

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• Always try to be yourself.

  Russell Simmons

  Being Yourself, Trying

  Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow (2007). “Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success”, p.45, Penguin

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• I read "The Yoga Sutras" every day.And also the "The Bhagavad Gita." Those two books sit by my bed.

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  Yoga, Book, Two

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• I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.

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  Voice, People, Trying

  Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I look for people who have insight in places where I don't.

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  People, Looks, Insight

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• When you read a book, and it's really, really beautiful, you're so engaged you forget to breathe. If you're in a car accident, and everything moves slowly, you can be shocked into the present. The past and the future disappear.

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  Beautiful, Moving, Book

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• No matter where you're from or what you've done, you're never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.

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  Done, Matter, Circumstances

  Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow (2011). “Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All”, p.12, Penguin

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• I think I'm less afraid of failure than some others.

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  Thinking, Inspirational Running, Afraid Of Failure

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• Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people.

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  Voice, People, Hip Hop

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

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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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  Sadness, Mind, Causes

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• I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.

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  Sorry, Violence, Form

  "I Get It And I Respect It… The Harriet Tubman Video Has Been Removed." by Russell Simmons, globalgrind.cassiuslife.com. August 15, 2013.

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• It is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining yourself. I guess I'm an optimist. I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I'm there with you every step of the way until that day comes...

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  Brother, Heart, Gay

  "It Is Not A Matter of If, But Only A Matter of When" by Russell Simmons, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2009.

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• Cruelty is cruelty, whether it's cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.

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  Dog, Children, Cat

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• 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.

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  Hard Work, Reflection, Community

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• Every day we all make mistakes ourselves, but, and we all sometimes have some...harbor some prejudices and all, but we have to know in our heart it's wrong. And we all want to remember that we are connected. And that any kind of racism is wrong.

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  Mistake, Heart, Racism

  "Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons". "Voices on Antisemitism", www.ushmm.org. October 25, 2007.

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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.

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  Believe, Opportunity, Thinking

  "More Questions with Russell Simmons". content.time.com. May 3, 2007.

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• 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.

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  Pain, Rap, Rocks

  "More Questions with Russell Simmons". content.time.com. May 3, 2007.

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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.

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  Creative, Brain, Use

  "The hustler" by Angus Batey, www.theguardian.com. September 17, 2008.

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• My little girls are the most beautiful women in the world. I am a lucky, lucky man. I will spend every day making sure that they know this.

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  Beautiful, Girl, Men

  FaceBook post by Russell Simmons from Mar 30, 2016

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• Actresses are kind of a little crazy.

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  Crazy, Littles, Actresses

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• Well, it's the last step of the Civil Rights Movement: you know, wrap your hands around some money.

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  Rights, Hands, Movement

  "CNN Student News" with Judy Fortin, www.cnn.com. April 25, 2005.

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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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  Crazy, Years, Long

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• Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It's the same sickness, whether it's about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It's all wrong. It's all the same.

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  Christian, Racism, Sickness

  "Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons". "Voices on Antisemitism" podcast, www.ushmm.org. October 25, 2007.

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• The less you need, the more you attract.

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  Needs

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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.

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  Jobs, Father, Thinking

  "Hip-hop philosopher". Interview with Lisa-Marie Klimas, www.seventeen.com. February 22, 2007.

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