You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture. — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
You don't need a record deal. You'll have the industry begging for you, when you build your buzz. — 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
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
If you are a good giver, you will be great getter. The less you need, the more you attract. — 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
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
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
Every time I go into a new venture, I find a "rabbi" who has the business acumen to help me understand the… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That… — 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
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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