Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
Russell Wendell Simmons is an American entrepreneur, producer and author. The Chairman and CEO of Rush Communications, he cofounded the hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris. Simmons had a net-worth estimate of $340 million in 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth4 October 1957
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
giving world reservations
When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
everyday my-thoughts
That happens to me everyday. I watch my thoughts, not only on the mat, but all through the day.
thinking yesterday let-it-go
Don't ruin a good today by thinking of a bad yesterday, Let it go!
people surround-yourself smarter
Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
shining matter sun
Decide that no matter what is happening around you, the sun will always be shining in your world.
voice people trying
I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
Needing nothing attracts everything.
quitter no-failure
There are no failures, only quitters
running realizing chasing
Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
records radio way
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."
world
When you do good by the world, the world will do good by you
military real past
Whatever obstacles appear in your path, put your head down and get past them. Those obstacles aren't real. They're just God's way of testing you. He's asking you, 'Do you want to make it or not?'
new-ventures vision wheels
In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.
cherish community deserves generation good humanity influence lives love movement people respect support time together universal
The commemoration deserves the respect and support of all people of good will who cherish the universal love of humanity, ... The time has come for the Hip-Hop community and all of us to come together and participate in a movement which will have a fundamental influence on the lives of this generation and generations to come.