Russell Simmons Quotes

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In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.

Russell Simmons
[As a vegan] I feel better, I look better, so it's a big change for me. You have more clarity and I think that all of us want to be more clear. I wanted to look younger and feel better and wanted to be a greater contributor to the good on the planet […] The more I learned about factory farming… the more I realized that I could not, in good conscience, be a contributor to such violence.

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If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you'll always make the right decision.

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I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if I took baby steps, eventually it would happen.

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Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.

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

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Decide that no matter what is happening around you, the sun will always be shining in your world.

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No matter what you're doing, try to work at that task like it's your dream job.

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But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything.

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Hip-hop is the only real description of the suffering of our people.

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No matter what we've done or where we've been, every single one of us can change.

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Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don't, they're going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.

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If it feels like your life has become a nasty, brackish puddle of water, never forget that you do possess the power to transform it into a beautiful, rushing stream that will carry you to enlightenment.

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In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.

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Always focus on your effort, instead of the results of that effort.

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I don't believe that people create their own visions. Rather, I believe that visions are actually God's way of communicating with us.

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A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.

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No matter where you're from or what you've done, you're never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.

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The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best

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It's very simple: When you're working your hardest, the world opens up to you.

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I know some people say "Keep your eyes on the prize," but I disagree. When your eyes are stuck on the prize, you're going to keep stumbling and crashing into things. If you really want to get ahead, you've got to keep your eyes focused on the path.

Russell Simmons
I'm just suggesting that when you're faced with fear and anxiety, don't medicate. Meditate instead.

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Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you're talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you.

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What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves.

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"...piling up zeros in your bank account, or cars in your driveway, won't in and of itself make you successful. Rather, true success is based on a constant flow of giving and recieving. In fact, if you look up affluence in the dictionary, you'll see its root is a Latin phrase meaning "to flow with abundance". So in order to be truly affluent, you must always let what you have recieved flow back into the world."

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