Russell Simmons Quotes - Page 10

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• 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

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• The 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 Simmons

  Beach, Hbo, Years

  "Russell Simmons Has Your Oscars Alternative". "All Things Considered" with Eric Westervelt, www.npr.org. February 28, 2016.

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• I ask everyone - white Hollywood and black Hollywood - to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That's where they're going to learn from each other, and that's where they're going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.

  Russell Simmons

  White, Black, Hollywood

  "Russell Simmons Has Your Oscars Alternative". "All Things Considered" with Eric Westervelt, www.npr.org. February 28, 2016.

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• I think that's what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it's so honest.

  Russell Simmons

  Rap, Thinking, Culture

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• I applaud what the Oscars are doing to promote diversity. I think it's great.

  Russell Simmons

  Thinking, Diversity, Oscars

  "Russell Simmons Has Your Oscars Alternative". "All Things Considered" with Eric Westervelt, www.npr.org. February 28, 2016.

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• I mean people are sexist and racist and homophobic and violent. But I don't think of the rappers as being any more sexist or racist or homophobic than their parents. Certainly less, in all those cases, less homophobic or racist or sexist, and then less gangster than our government. It's stuff that people normally don't speak on, subjects they don't speak on, and ideas they kind of keep to themselves.

  Russell Simmons

  Mean, Thinking, Rapper

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• You don't expect a 94-year-old white guy to pick "Dope," which was an awesome movie not even close to being considered by the Academy. And that's what it's all about, like, promoting people who might not otherwise get promoted and celebrating people who might not get celebrated.

  Russell Simmons

  Dope, Years, White

  "Russell Simmons Has Your Oscars Alternative". "All Things Considered" with Eric Westervelt, www.npr.org. February 28, 2016.

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• 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

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• Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.

  Russell Simmons

  Goal, Ultimate Goal, Ultimate

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

  Russell Simmons

  Yoga, Meditation, Missing

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• The always-connected culture isn't as much a contributor as Grace might think. The nervous mind, the monkey mind, will create its own noise. It doesn't need a new toy.

  Russell Simmons

  Thinking, Grace, Mind

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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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

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• The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.

  Russell Simmons

  Meditation, Tools, Noise

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• We need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They're angry. They're hurt. A dialogue can cause a shift in consciousness in the person if he's understanding you and listening.

  Russell Simmons

  Hurt, Community, Understanding

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• 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

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• 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

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• I think I will always have a connection to young people, to try to bring their voices to the polls, bring their voices wherever they can make a difference. Even to protect their own interests or the interests of the planet or the animals or other individuals, which is critical. I try to keep it.

  Russell Simmons

  Thinking, Animal, Voice

  "Russell Simmons Interview With ORIGIN Magazine: How To Make Positive Changes (PHOTOS)". Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 3, 2013.

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• 86% of its audience was made up of people of color. That tells you that the full potential of many black stars won't be realized until their audiences are fully integrated.

  Russell Simmons

  Stars, Color, People

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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

  Russell Simmons

  Car, Pay, Bills

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

  Russell Simmons

  Past, Matter, Rich

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• Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.

  Russell Simmons

  People, Broken, Hollywood

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• The best way to protect both the policemen and the community going forward is by creating a system that's just, where everyone feels safe.

  Russell Simmons

  Creating, Community, Safe

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• Imagine 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 Simmons

  Views, Pieces, Imagine

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• I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I've never seen any place like it.

  Russell Simmons

  Thinking, Hollywood

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• There is no religious or any kind of a gender that should separate you from any religious ideas.

  Russell Simmons

  Religious, Ideas, Kind

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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