Things Important Quotes by Russell Simmons

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

Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self

— Russell Simmons

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

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

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

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

[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

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

The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people.

— Russell Simmons

You have to be present, awake and happy now.

— Russell Simmons

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

I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.

— Russell Simmons

They're lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.

— Russell Simmons

Meditation helps everything.

— Russell Simmons

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