424 Quotes by Russell Simmons

We need to hear everyone. We need dialogue between police and the community. They’re angry. They’re hurt. A dialogue can cause a shift in consciousness in the person if he’s understanding you and listening.

Every time I go into a new venture, I find a “rabbi” who has the business acumen to help me understand the mechanics of that industry, the costs involved in developing a product, and what you need to do in order to make a profit.

There’s one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is why cops go unindicted.

My wife Kimora once told me while we were watching “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” that it’s a vegetarian movie because the way that the woman was screaming, “Aaaahhh,” and trying to run away is how every animal you eat reacted at the slaughterhouse.

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

If you don’t break a hole through the brick wall, don’t just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that wall.

The beautiful thing about meditation is that it allows you to access that cool guy or girl inside of you that’s waiting to come out. You’ll be able to access the part of you that people like to be around. The part of you that feels upbeat about things. That feels like you’re moving toward your goals without frustration and anxiety. That feels ecstatic to be alive! The more I meditate, the more I have these moments.

When you do good by the world, the world will do good by you.

In meditation we experience the silence from which all creativity springs. The act of creation – whether from a blank page to a poem, an empty space to a building, a thought to a song or film – starts with a void. The more intimate a relationship we can build with that silent void, the more clearly the art can shine through and spring forth. Meditation is the vehicle to connect to that silence.” – Rick Rubin, Malibu 2013.