Best 255 quotes of Russell Simmons on MyQuotes

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.

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.

A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian. If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system?

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

Always try to be yourself.

American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.

America, you know, they always separate people because of race. They've been able to convince, 'The niggers are coming.' You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people. Not only because there are more mixes of people, but because people are more open-minded about each other. So I think in the future, America has a great, great opportunity, and mostly because of hip-hop.

A more happy mind leads to quietness and clarity. And that clarity helps you have a greater capacity to do more and to become more successful and more giving.

An animal products diet is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day.

And the more people meditate, the more it increases the positive vibrations turning the planet into a positive, happy place. The more you do that, the greater service you are to God.

Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It's the same sickness, whether it's about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It's all wrong. It's all the same.

Anyone whose mission is keeping people apart is swimming against a very strong tide.

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.

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.

As I get, I give. Giving as you get is critical. It has everything to do with being happy for yourself, and making others happy is the cause of making yourself happy, and it’s the cycle of giving and getting.

As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward.

At the core of everything that is hurtful to humanity is a lack of consciousness.

At the shock of a joke, everything disappears but the present moment.

Be encouraged. Stay on your hustle. You can't fail until u quit.

Being 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.

Being materialistic is part of the hip-hop community's nature, because jazz and blues and rock 'n' roll, when they started out in the urban communities, were about the American Dream, and the lack of opportunity in that structure. So they talked about everything - uplifting and getting what is perceived as success in America.

Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.

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

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.

Coming out of my first yoga class, I was astonished that there were nothing but hot girls there. Just 55 girls, Bobby Shriver, who's a buddy of mine, and myself. I came out of class, I was so high. I been sober 26 years, but I'm an ex-druggie.

Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self

Cruelty is cruelty, whether it's cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens.

Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don't want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it's the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.

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

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.

Don't ruin a good today by thinking of a bad yesterday, Let it go!

Don't worry what others are doing. Do you!

Embrace struggle... It is your greatest teacher.

Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.

Every day we all make mistakes ourselves, but, and we all sometimes have some...harbor some prejudices and all, but we have to know in our heart it's wrong. And we all want to remember that we are connected. And that any kind of racism is wrong.

Everyone's goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.

Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That is, all human beings have potential for infinite success.

Every time I go into a new venture, I find a "rabbi" who has the business acumen to help me understand the mechanics of that industry, the costs involved in developing a product, and what you need to do in order to make a profit.

Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under.

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

Get your hustle on... Hard work is easy, working out is hard.

Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.

Gratefulness is a practice, just like happiness is a choice.

Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.

Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people.

Hip-hop is such a wide statement of culture that everyone is not the same, and it's impossible to put it into one box.

Hip-hop took some lessons from rock 'n' roll, and rock 'n' roll took some lessons from hip-hop.

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

I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I'm not the only one who says it. It's something I adopted and I believe.

I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.