Quotes by Russell Simmons

People are afraid of failure - they dont like to work so hard and have people keep saying, No. I think thats what people fear most.

You know, the diversity that America has is so special. Its starting to really become a cool thing for young people.

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

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

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.

I mostly eat healthy. I just do. Im not a vegan for health reasons - although obviously Im 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All thats true. But Im a vegan for compassionate reasons.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

“The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best”