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
The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that's just, where everyone… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their… — 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 want to get involved in things that makes a difference in peoples lives and lifts them up. I don't want to… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
We need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They're angry. They're hurt. A dialogue can cause a… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Being materialistic is part of the hip-hop community's nature, because jazz and blues and rock 'n' roll, when they started out in… — 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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