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

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

" It is crucial that rappers have the chance to express the truth that is in their heart. "

" 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. "

" Actresses are kind of a little crazy. "

" 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. "

Russell Simmons

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

" Respect your parents. What they tell you is true. Hard work, dedication and faith will get you anything. Imagination will drive itself. You can get anything you want, but you have to have faith behind all your ideas. Stick to your goals and have an undying faith. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce. "

" Service is the key to everything in life. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I don't spend any time thinking about my place in history, ever. If people say I changed things, it's nice, and I take it - but if I could give it to a charity it would be useful. I really believe now that my only job in life is to achieve a state of comfort and happiness. "

" 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. "

" Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think that diversity is key for the next American entrepreneurs. They want to be a part of this society where there is so much diversity they have to have people from all the experiences. "

" 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. "

" 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. "