Best quotes by Russell Simmons on People

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• ‟ Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

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• ‟ Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you. Pick people who are interested in what you're interested in.

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• ‟ The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from people who have mostly been locked out, who have not been recognized.

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• ‟ Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people.

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• ‟ Most people believe that results matter. The idea that results matter is one that you have to keep letting go of. And most of the time, I believe it.

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• ‟ You can't jump to vegan if you're not. Some people are absolute. Some people are able to be gradual.

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• ‟ Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.

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• ‟ Look at all the billionaires. If I know 15 billionaires, I know 13 unhappy people.

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• ‟ Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.

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• ‟ I have 2 million Twitter followers. Some of those people are also yogis and activists and people who really go out and make a difference. I do as much as I can with my voice. It's effortless in some cases. I try to remind everybody that they have that kind of voice.

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• ‟ If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It's a step process.

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• ‟ I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.

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• ‟ I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.

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• ‟ The 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.

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