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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. "

Russell Simmons

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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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" 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. "

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" If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That's why legislation and regulations are necessary. "

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" I run a bunch of charities and I say this line to people: 'I am somebody who has always been helped.' A little thing like that can make people believe it. "

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" There was a moment when I was watching Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 'Badboys' that I felt, you know, inspired. I don't know if I was proud, because so many people do the work. Everyone's part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop. "

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" If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money. "

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" The book 'Do You!' is about your inner voice. And when you connect to that voice then you - then the freedom comes. And we're only here to be happy. So happy makes money. Money doesn't make happy. "

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" Actresses are kind of a little crazy. "

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

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

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" I'm a creative guy. And I only do businesses as a result of like I've - I'm try to find what my gifts are and give them immediately. As soon as I get them and I understand, I give them back. "

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" I try to keep a positive intention and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet. "

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" I go to yoga every day. I meditate every morning. "

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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. "

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

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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

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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'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. "

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" The conditions of suffering that exist today in our impoverished communities are not acceptable. The reflection of those conditions are less concerning to me. And I work everyday about changing the conditions. "

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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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