Latest Russell Simmons Quotes from Interviews

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• We want the government to be controlled by all the people, not by the richest 1%. That's always been the first demand. That's a simple enough message, and I think it's pretty clear now, even though much of the media has been disingenuous in its coverage. We don't want the heads of the biggest industries to make all the decisions, because they're not for the people. They're for the corporations. Power to the people!

  Russell Simmons

  Thinking, Simple, People

  Source: aalbc.com

• I don't fault business. If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That's why legislation and regulations are necessary.

  Russell Simmons

  Running, Compassion, Remember

  Source: aalbc.com

• The elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?

  Russell Simmons

  Giving

  Source: aalbc.com

• The politicians already in office don't want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.

  Russell Simmons

  Heart, Winning, Office

  Source: aalbc.com

• If you talk about the prison-industrial complex, I've fought against the prison-industrial complex when I called for a repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws. The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you're talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you're always coming up against lobbyists.

  Russell Simmons

  Drug, Healthcare, Changed

  Source: aalbc.com

• I'm lucky that I have a platform that I can answer my own questions.

  Russell Simmons

  Lucky, Answers, Platforms

  Source: www.ebony.com

• I don't want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.

  Russell Simmons

  Waiting, Hollywood, Want

  Source: www.ebony.com

• Donald 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 Simmons

  Running, Artist, Expression

  Source: www.ebony.com

• A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh.

  Russell Simmons

  Hurt, People, Laughing

  Source: www.ebony.com

• You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won't say. It's like Donald Trump.

  Russell Simmons

  Thinking, People, Able

  Source: www.ebony.com

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

  Russell Simmons

  Missing, Hollywood, Culture

  Source: www.ebony.com

• You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.

  Russell Simmons

  People, Black, Needs

  Source: www.ebony.com

• There are so many urban pop ideas that are underserved, and I think Hollywood doesn't see us and misses the opportunity to integrate.

  Russell Simmons

  Opportunity, Thinking, Ideas

  Source: www.ebony.com

• You've got to do things that promote what's important.

  Russell Simmons

  Important, What's Important

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

  Russell Simmons

  Important, What's Important, Reminding Yourself

• I don't miss a day of yoga. I don't miss my meditation... They're way more important.

  Russell Simmons

  Yoga, Meditation, Missing

• You have to be present, awake and happy now.

  Russell Simmons

  Awake

• 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.

  Russell Simmons

  People, Sound, Matter

• No matter how rich you are, you cannot transport yourself to the future or the past.

  Russell Simmons

  Past, Matter, Rich

• You just have to smile and breathe. You do the best you can with what you have and that's it.

  Russell Simmons

  Breathe, Do The Best

• I can't pay my [bills]. I can't go to work. My car is out of gas.

  Russell Simmons

  Car, Pay, Bills

• I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.

  Russell Simmons

  Media, Complaining, Calling

• I can't get my medicine.

  Russell Simmons

  Medicine, I Can

• Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It's the most mainstream thing there is.

  Russell Simmons

  Hollywood, Culture, Urban

• They're lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.

  Russell Simmons

  Giving, Hollywood, Culture