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Born on October 4, 1957, Russell Simmons is a distinguished businessperson known for his success in the music, fashion, and entertainment industries. He co-founded Def Jam Recordings, which became a pioneering label in hip-hop music. Simmons has also made significant contributions to philanthropy, establishing the non-profit organization 'Hip-Hop Summit Action Network' to promote community awareness and drive social change. He is widely regarded as a key figure in the advancement of hip-hop culture.

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Famous Russell Simmons Quotes

“If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you'll receive good.”

Ifs World Giving Good Things Be Good Karma Good Karma I Believe In Karma

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“Sometimes, a new toy, a new technology, will focus you. The world is always trying to draw you out, so you always have to remember to go in.”

World Trying Sometimes Remember Technology Focus Draws Toys Always Trying New Technology New Toys

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“What I would do to change this planet is have everyone meditate and look inside. Then we'd have a happier, more service-oriented, less-needy world.”

World Looks Planets Needy

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“The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.”

World Opportunity Disappear Opening Opening Up Old World New Opportunity

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“I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I've never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better... they're better people, right? They're segregated. It's self segregated in some cases, but there's nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.”

People Thinking World Self Black Cases Hollywood Inspired Progressive Activist Gatekeepers

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“My little girls are the most beautiful women in the world. I am a lucky, lucky man. I will spend every day making sure that they know this.”

Knows Men World Littles Beautiful Girl Lucky Beautiful Women Lucky Man Most Beautiful Woman In The World

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“My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them.”

World Way Has Beens Artist Culture Creative Exposing

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“You know, I love all kinds of activism. I certainly think blacks deserve to have something whether it is affirmative action or an opportunity that should be opened up to them. But at the same time I believe that people of color are not the only poor people in America and all over the world.”

People Thinking Knows World Should Believe Kind Action America Opportunity I Believe Poor Color Deserve Activism All Kinds Poor People Affirmative Action Affirmative

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“...if we are open and we prepare for promoting dialogue and love, and a better understanding of each other, and tolerance and so forth, that's what the world will become, a more tolerant, loving place.”

Ifs World Culture Understanding And Love Tolerance Dialogue Promoting

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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.”

World Ends Dream Realizing Factors Your Dreams Be You

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“The pain that's created by avoiding hard work is actually much worse than any pain created from the actual work itself. Because if you don't begin to work on those ideas that God has blessed you with, they will become stagnant inside of you and eventually begin to eat away at you. You might seem OK on the outside, but inside you will be ill from not getting those ideas out of your heart and into the world. Stalling leads to sickness. But taking steps, even baby steps, always leads to success.”

Source: Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success

“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.”

World Life Mind Lasts Inspiring Clear Focus Keys Shapes Lifetime Focused

Book:Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success

Source: Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success

“By listening to your higher self, or Atman, you can return to the truth that's already inside of you and in the process change not only yourself, but the entire world, through positivity and love.”

World Self Spiritual Process Listening Return Higher And Love Positivity Higher Self Atman

Book:Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success

Source: Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success

“When you do good by the world, the world will do good by you”

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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."”

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

World Simple Entrepreneur Hardest Up To You

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“Reacting to the world with a smile instead of a curse, a wave instead of the middle finger, will actually help you live longer.”

World Helping Inspiration Middle Fingers Wave Curse Reacting Middle Finger

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

World Matter Sun Happenings No Matter What Shining Sunshine Sunlight Eternal Sunshine Always Sunny

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“When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.”

World Giving Dedication Magnet Reservations

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“The world belongs to the people who say, 'I can'.”

People World I Can Confidence Positivity Belonging Positive People Decisiveness

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“Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.”

World Opportunity Share

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About the Author

Born: October 4, 1957
Known for: Business person
Quotes: 289

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