Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
Russell Wendell Simmons is an American entrepreneur, producer and author. The Chairman and CEO of Rush Communications, he cofounded the hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris. Simmons had a net-worth estimate of $340 million in 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth4 October 1957
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
beautiful girl men
My little girls are the most beautiful women in the world. I am a lucky, lucky man. I will spend every day making sure that they know this.
country inspiration kids
Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.
thinking giver dedicated
I think when you're very dedicated to something and you're engaged fully, you become a giver.
white rich-or-poor black
But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.
vegan hell knows
I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
down-and shortcuts
You've got to put your head down and do the work. There are no shortcuts.
practice choices gratefulness
Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.
heartbeat soundtracks poetry-is
The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
positive-thoughts whole
One positive thought can change your whole day.
meditation missing meditating
Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that's been missing.
promise suffering progress
Suffering will always be there. You'll always have the poor. You have to own your own progress. It is true that because of the economy and the fear factor the president [Barack Obama] is able to execute a lot of promises that it would be difficult to deliver it not for the fear factor. It's funny. He's delivering on what he promised and we call it fear.
being-yourself trying
Always try to be yourself.
choices president feels
I feel the choices our president Barack Obama is making now are safer and better.
gay thinking bigs
I've been thinking a lot about gay marriage. I'm a big supporter.