People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I think the artist's job throughout history has been to tell - to say things that people are inspired by. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone -… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Donald Trump's not politically correct. Although you are running for president, you should be politically correct. But there is also the expression… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I've shared meditation with a lot of hip-hop artists, inmates, and returning war veterans with PTSD, as well. I feel like this… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture,… — 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
Nowadays, if you're a great artist, you don't have to leave the house, which is a really big difference. You're closer to… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
There is a subject - there is a research that says a man thinks about sex every 12 seconds. And so when… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I think the rap community always tells the truth. And I think that it's important that we listen to their voices so… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Most artists are making as much money now as they could have made... in the heyday of Def Jam [when the] Beastie… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
[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 Image
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 Image
The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
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 Image
I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
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