Russell Simmons Quotes - Page 5

People are murdering each other without any recourse... So we need to get in our communities and work from the inside out.

Get unstuck from whatever it is you perceive is holding you back from realizing your dreams.

Nothing increases happiness like quiet time. The truth is, the only moments that make you laugh or happy are seconds of stillness.

You have to be present, awake and happy now.

I really, really try to be a good servant. It makes me happy when I'm a good giver without expectations.

I think the artist's job throughout history has been to tell - to say things that people are inspired by.

If you play basketball, you get into the zone. You can't miss. That's the expansive mindset we're all seeking. But that only comes when the mind is quiet and separate from the noise. And the greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.

I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.

As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.

You can be anything you want to be, and you can start today, instead of waiting for some opportunity.

[T]here's nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.

There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That's why you have an Eminem and a Bubba Sparxxx and rappers like that.

Look at all the billionaires. If I know 15 billionaires, I know 13 unhappy people.

When you're a good giver you're a good getter.

I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I've never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better... they're better people, right? They're segregated. It's self segregated in some cases, but there's nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.

The poets who do this are uniquely conscious of this silence, this stillness.

I think the rap community always tells the truth. And I think that it's important that we listen to their voices so we can have a roadmap, because artists - almost every single artist in hip-hop, they paint a picture of society that's overlooked. The misogyny, the racism, the violence, the homophobia, these are things that we try to avoid instead of dealing with. All of that I see it so often.

You've got to keep reminding yourself of what's important.

When you sit quietly and look inside, things that seem so difficult on the outside become a lot easier to digest. Concerns that might've caused a lot of anxiety just come and go.

I like to move towards a place where my greatest experience is promoting happiness for others. I know that that creates a cycle of the same great experience.

I don't know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It's the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others.

Success is happiness. People say, "Oh that sounds corny." No matter how rich you are you can only sit your ass in one seat at a time. You have to be comfortable in that seat.

In the morning I stand up, scratch a little bit, then I light a candle and I meditate. Every morning. I've been meditating for maybe 20 years. I meditate so I can make choices; so I'm not a sheep all the time. So I can see better than what everyone else is doing.

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.

There's something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.