You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
People build themselves up before you even have to deal with them. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Look at all the billionaires. If I know 15 billionaires, I know 13 unhappy people. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what's on people's minds and I… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I'm always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won't say. It's like Donald Trump. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from people who have mostly been locked out,… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
The reason that I have Global Grind is to communicate ideas to people who might otherwise not be listening. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I run a bunch of charities and I say this line to people: 'I am somebody who has always been helped.' A… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
When I started the diamond business, no black person, period, was in it to do what we're trying to do to change… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
The difference between blues, jazz, rock n' roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It's… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
There was a moment when I was watching Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 'Badboys' that I felt, you know, inspired. I… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I think I will always have a connection to young people, to try to bring their voices to the polls, bring their… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
You don't expect a 94-year-old white guy to pick "Dope," which was an awesome movie not even close to being considered by… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
It is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I mean people are sexist and racist and homophobic and violent. But I don't think of the rappers as being any more… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I am very pleased to be involved with the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee because its message resonates with me on a… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
America, you know, they always separate people because of race. They've been able to convince, 'The niggers are coming.' You know, the… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
We want the government to be controlled by all the people, not by the richest 1%. That's always been the first demand.… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It's a step process. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Anyone whose mission is keeping people apart is swimming against a very strong tide. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Stay in your lane. If you're good enough, people will move to you. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh.… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I don't believe that people create their own visions. Rather, I believe that visions are actually God's way of communicating with us. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
People are murdering each other without any recourse... So we need to get in our communities and work from the inside out. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Success is happiness. People say, "Oh that sounds corny." No matter how rich you are you can only sit your ass in… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I'm born into the cycle of giving that we're all born into, and I recognize it. So just because something is a good business,… — Russell Simmons Copy Share
If you don't break a hole through the brick wall, don't just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that… — Russell Simmons Copy Share
A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special… — Russell Simmons Copy Share
There's one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is… — Russell Simmons Copy Share
I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When… — Russell Simmons Copy Share
[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the… — Russell Simmons Copy Share
I think I will always have a connection to young people, to try to bring their voices to the polls, bring their voices wherever… — Russell Simmons Copy Share
The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people. — Russell Simmons Copy Share
Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don't want the old ways. They want to bring in the… — Russell Simmons Copy Share
I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen. — Russell Simmons Copy Share
They're lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture. — Russell Simmons Copy Share
If you talk about the prison-industrial complex, I've fought against the prison-industrial complex when I called for a repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws.… — Russell Simmons Copy Share
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