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
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I'm always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.
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Music is the noise that surrounds the stillness of the art form.
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The poets who do this are uniquely conscious of this silence, this stillness.
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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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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.
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I feel the choices our president Barack Obama is making now are safer and better.
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We need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They're angry. They're hurt. A dialogue can cause a shift in consciousness in the person if he's understanding you and listening.
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I've been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I'm a big supporter.
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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.
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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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I like to move towards a place where my greatest experience is promoting happiness for others. I know that that creates a cycle of the same great experience.
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The seconds of presence are where most inspiration comes. There are sunsets that promote it.
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I think I will always have a connection to young people, to try to bring their voices to the polls, bring their voices wherever they can make a difference. Even to protect their own interests or the interests of the planet or the animals or other individuals, which is critical. I try to keep it.
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I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.