In my heart, I know that marriage equality for every human being isn't a question of if, but only a matter of when. I ask those who feel that giving freedom to others somehow binds you, to please take a good look at what you are standing behind.
Russell SimmonsLabels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.
Russell SimmonsImagine if you have a million views on a show and they say it's a hit on some cable networks. I could put out a piece of content that has 20 million views.
Russell SimmonsI'm still moving around.We're building a platform to put a song out every week for 52 weeks called ADD52.
Russell SimmonsThe reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.
Russell SimmonsIf you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you'll receive good.
Russell SimmonsFortunately, Hollywood is open to change. It's just a question of how to go about doing it.
Russell Simmons"...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."
Russell SimmonsI want to talk a little bit abut two things: clarity and cloudiness. Both of them quiet the mind. One quiets it, the other numbs it. either way, there's less thought, and the less thought, the more happiness.
Russell SimmonsEveryone's goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.
Russell SimmonsCruelty is cruelty, whether it's cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.
Russell SimmonsIt's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are where you want to be.
Russell SimmonsI 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.
Russell SimmonsI read "The Yoga Sutras" every day.And also the "The Bhagavad Gita." Those two books sit by my bed.
Russell SimmonsWhatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
Russell SimmonsI was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.
Russell SimmonsMany of my biggest business endeavors were failures before they became a success. Some failed for as long as six years before they hit. Everyone around me thought I was crazy. You just have to stay at it.
Russell SimmonsBeing a thoughtful vegan makes our time on this Earth more peaceful and joyous, because you get to have a hand in promoting and increasing the happiness, good health and well-being of others -- both animal and human -- rather than being an instrument of their suffering and death.
Russell SimmonsI don't like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that's most inspiring, because it's at that second that you're aware of "the infinite everything."
Russell SimmonsThe difference between blues, jazz, rock n' roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It's scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.
Russell SimmonsWhen 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.
Russell SimmonsThe key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best
Russell SimmonsThe book 'Do You!' is about your inner voice. And when you connect to that voice then you - then the freedom comes. And we're only here to be happy. So happy makes money. Money doesn't make happy.
Russell SimmonsThe conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions.
Russell SimmonsThe stuff I do, I do every day, and I've been doing it for long periods of time. I don't start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it.
Russell SimmonsI try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.
Russell SimmonsDonald Trump's not politically correct. Although you are running for president, you should be politically correct. But there is also the expression of an artist.
Russell SimmonsI don't miss a day of yoga. I don't miss my meditation... They're way more important.
Russell Simmons