The conditions of suffering ...

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.
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.
 Russell Simmons

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
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I've always had the mentality of: work hard, get to bed early, focus - and let your work speak for itself.
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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.
 Russell Simmons
Suffering will always be there. You'll always have the poor. You have to own your own progress. It is true that because of the economy and the fear factor the president [Barack Obama] is able to execute a lot of promises that it would be difficult to deliver it not for the fear factor. It's funny. He's delivering on what he promised and we call it fear.
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The most aggressive views governing this country speak a lot about inclusion. We still have some people in this country who don't really get that we all have the same agenda, aspirations, hopes, and fears. I want people to be free and to be able to express themselves, to find the best ways to say things so that people can digest them.
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You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won't say. It's like Donald Trump.
 Russell Simmons
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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