Russell Simmons Quotes
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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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Sitting in stillness has got to be the greatest asset I have in terms of attaining happiness.
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Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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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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Service is the key to everything in life.
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If it feels like your life has become a nasty, brackish puddle of water, never forget that you do possess the power to transform it into a beautiful, rushing stream that will carry you to enlightenment.
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I think when you're very dedicated to something and you're engaged fully, you become a giver.
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Anyone whose mission is keeping people apart is swimming against a very strong tide.
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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.
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I don't know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It's the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.
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No matter how rich you are, you cannot transport yourself to the future or the past.
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Coming out of my first yoga class, I was astonished that there were nothing but hot girls there. Just 55 girls, Bobby Shriver, who's a buddy of mine, and myself. I came out of class, I was so high. I been sober 26 years, but I'm an ex-druggie.
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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.
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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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That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.
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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.
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You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.
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The artists are now big brands.
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I'm still moving around.We're building a platform to put a song out every week for 52 weeks called ADD52.
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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.
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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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I don't like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that's most inspiring, because it's at that second that you're aware of "the infinite everything."
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In the yogic tradition, this principle of using intense effort to burn through life's distractions is called Tapas. It's another Sanskrit word, roughly defined as "heat" or "essential energy." The concept is that through a disciplined approach to work and self-sacrifice, Tapas will burn away the negativity that separates us from God. By working our hardest and happily enduring the hardships of life we are able to create a sense of peace and clarity in ourselves.
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Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate.
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Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.
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You just have to smile and breathe. You do the best you can with what you have and that's it.
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The poets who do this are uniquely conscious of this silence, this stillness.
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Hip-hop took some lessons from rock 'n' roll, and rock 'n' roll took some lessons from hip-hop.
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Meditation helps everything.
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At the shock of a joke, everything disappears but the present moment.
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