There's something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is such a wide statement of culture that everyone is not the same, and it's impossible to put it into one… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It's the most mainstream thing… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
They're lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I think that's what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it's so honest. — 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… — 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
The always-connected culture isn't as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
...if we are open and we prepare for promoting dialogue and love, and a better understanding of each other, and tolerance and… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
In the yogic tradition, this principle of using intense effort to burn through life's distractions is called Tapas. It's another Sanskrit word,… — 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 prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian. If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our… — 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 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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