Quotes by Russell Simmons

About Russell Simmons:

Russell Wendell Simmons is an American business magnate. He cofounded the hip-hop music label Def Jam and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics. Married to Samantha Simmons of East Providence RI, Simmons has been described as the third richest figure in hip hop, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million in 2011.
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I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.

Russell Simmons

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

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

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

Russell Simmons

If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person.

Russell Simmons

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

Russell Simmons

I'm a big supporter of President Obama.

Russell Simmons

Actresses are kind of a little crazy.

Russell Simmons

I produced Run DMC. I produced some early records, lots of records early on.

Russell Simmons

Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce.

Russell Simmons

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

Russell Simmons

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.

Russell Simmons

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.

Russell Simmons

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.

Russell Simmons

Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people.

Russell Simmons

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

Russell Simmons

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.

Russell Simmons

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.

Russell Simmons

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

Russell Simmons

People are afraid of failure - they don't like to work so hard and have people keep saying, 'No.' I think that's what people fear most.

Russell Simmons

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.

Russell Simmons

Author Bio

  • NameRussell Simmons
  • DescriptionAmerican businesmsan
  • BornOctober 4, 1957
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEntrepreneur; Writer