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" Service is the key to everything in life. "

Russell Simmons

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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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" 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. "

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

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

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" To be awake is to be fully present, no noise, just you and God. Most of us only have seconds of full consciousness. To live in a state of Samadhi - that's what we're here for. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. "

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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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" People will always blame the poets for society's ills. But these are the true artists. "

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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 think I will always have a connection to young people, to try to bring their voices to the polls, bring their voices wherever they can make a difference. "

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Make A Difference

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

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

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