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
moving justice leader
I just try to, in my own way, contribute to making a better Hollywood, to move Hollywood to be a leader in social justice, as it always has been, and not to have any holes in their own backyard while they continue to push for equality and all the things that they always stand up for.
moving great-experiences promoting
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.
song moving week
I'm still moving around.We're building a platform to put a song out every week for 52 weeks called ADD52.
moving leap
Not every move you make has to be a great leap
moving people good-enough
Stay in your lane. If you're good enough, people will move to you.
beautiful moving book
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.
moving long vision
As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.
expression lasting signal
It's not a signal to the end of hip-hop. We know it will be a lasting fixture. And it should be. All over the world hip-hop is expression of young people's struggles, their frustrations and opinions.
beautiful says
Everyone says I'm so much more beautiful in person,
believe bill continue cosby job living mindset people poverty saying struggle
The mindset of poverty is something that has to be overcome. I don't believe that those people who are living in this struggle -- I'm not saying what Bill Cosby is saying, for instance. I'm saying that it's our job to continue to give back.
learn raise reality represents run special
What Rev Run represents is a special reality. We need inspiration, and his reality is an inspiration. If you're a father, and you see him raise his family, you'll learn how to raise your family.
fully god seconds state
To be awake is to be fully present, no noise, just you and God. Most of us only have seconds of full consciousness. To live in a state of Samadhi - that's what we're here for.
achieve believe changed charity comfort happiness job life people spend state thinking time
I don't spend any time thinking about my place in history, ever. If people say I changed things, it's nice, and I take it - but if I could give it to a charity it would be useful. I really believe now that my only job in life is to achieve a state of comfort and happiness.
global grind might otherwise people
The reason that I have Global Grind is to communicate ideas to people who might otherwise not be listening.