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
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I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that's when you're able to think and learn.
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There are no failures, only quitters
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Good givers are great getters.
make-you-happy
Happy can make you money, but money can't make you happy.
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The word mantra comes from two Sanskrit words man, ("to think") and tra ("tool'). So the literal translation is "a tool of thought." And that's how mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu practices, as tools that clear your mind of distractions. Because when you focus on repeating that mantra over and over again, soon the noise will die down and all you will hear is your inner voice.
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Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.
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Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.
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Hip-hop is such a wide statement of culture that everyone is not the same, and it's impossible to put it into one box.
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That was never my intention to compete with the Oscars.
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I'm a big supporter of President Obama.
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I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans.
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You've got to put your head down and do the work. There are no shortcuts.
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The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.
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One positive thought can change your whole day.