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" I want to get involved in things that makes a difference in peoples lives and lifts them up. I don't want to be a part of anything that's not inspiring or helpful to the community that I'm serving. "

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" Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate. "

Russell Simmons

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" I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement. "

" I want to fight poverty and ignorance and give opportunity to those people who are locked out. "

" 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. "

" I think I'm less afraid of failure than some others. "

" I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere. "

" I'm a big supporter of President Obama. "

" 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. "

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

" Service is the key to everything in life. "

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

" I'm born into the cycle of giving that we're all born into, and I recognize it. So just because something is a good business, I'm not a business guy. I'm a creative guy. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I started the diamond business, no black person, period, was in it to do what we're trying to do to change the industry. So I like to do things that I see clearly that are in my, you know, scope. And then, I had to figure how I get talented or smart business people around me to execute. That's what I have to do. "

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

" I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens. "

" The reason that I have Global Grind is to communicate ideas to people who might otherwise not be listening. "

" Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people. "

" Actresses are kind of a little crazy. "

" My financial service business is the absolute best thing I have done to empower the poor. I run many charities and fight many political causes, but my financial service company is the greatest gift I've given. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have. "

Russell Simmons

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" I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet. "

" I don't use my brain about the creative thing. From a business standpoint, I instinctively do things: when I get something right, it's never because I use my brain. "

" 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. "

" Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right? "

" I think when you're very dedicated to something and you're engaged fully, you become a giver. "