110+ Russell Simmons Quotes On Education, Success And Young Thug

Russell Simmons is an American entrepreneur, producer, and author. He is the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and the creator of the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics. Simmons is also the author of several books, including Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Russell Simmons on leadership, education, life.

Top 10 Russell Simmons Quotes

1. We meditate so we can see miracles unfolding. Without stillness life is a blur.
2. Whatever obstacles appear in your path, put your head down and get past them. Those obstacles aren't real. They're just God's way of testing you. He's asking you, 'Do you want to make it or not?'
3. Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.
4. When you give without reservation, you’ll become a magnet that pulls the world toward you.
5. Embrace struggle... It is your greatest teacher.
6. Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.
7. Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.
8. You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.
9. Decide that no matter what is happening around you, the sun will always be shining in your world.
10. Needing nothing attracts everything.

Russell Simmons Short Quotes

• There are no failures, only quitters.
• Give what you want to receive. If you want happiness, make others happy.
• It's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap.
• Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.
• One positive thought can change your whole day.
• You've got to put your head down and do the work. There are no shortcuts.
• If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.
• You cannot find it anywhere, because it is located inside you... happiness is your natural state.
• Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.
• Mistakes only cost you when you don't acknowledge them.

Russell Simmons Quotes About Life

If it feels like your life has become a nasty, brackish puddle of water, never forget that you do possess the power to transform it into a beautiful, rushing stream that will carry you to enlightenment. — Russell Simmons

Be encouraged. Stay on your hustle. You can't fail until u quit. — Russell Simmons

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. — Russell Simmons

It's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself as a lawyer, go to the library and start learning the law. If you want to be a rapper, start rapping and get out there. Live your life as if you already are where you want to be. — Russell Simmons

Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life. — Russell Simmons

I couldn't guarantee that someone could get off their medication. But I suspect that meditation instead of Ritalin would change the life of any kid with ADD. — Russell Simmons

Service is the key to everything in life. — Russell Simmons

That really is the best part of being a dad. You remember what's important in life. — Russell Simmons

Don't worry what others are doing. Do you! — Russell Simmons

You have to learn to laugh all the time. It's a practice of life. It's a practice of happiness. — Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons Quotes About Success

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off. — 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. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money. — Russell Simmons

Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That is, all human beings have potential for infinite success. — Russell Simmons

You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done. — Russell Simmons

Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty. — Russell Simmons

Success is happiness. People say, "Oh that sounds corny." No matter how rich you are you can only sit your ass in one seat at a time. You have to be comfortable in that seat. — Russell Simmons

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

You know, sometimes people never get to learn how successful they could have been because they give up too easily. If I've learned one thing in all my years in the business, it's that often things don't work out the way you want at first. But that doesn't mean you should give up. — Russell Simmons

A more happy mind leads to quietness and clarity. And that clarity helps you have a greater capacity to do more and to become more successful and more giving. — Russell Simmons

I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that's when you're able to think and learn. — Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons Quotes About Love

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. — Russell Simmons

By listening to your higher self, or Atman, you can return to the truth that's already inside of you and in the process change not only yourself, but the entire world, through positivity and love. — Russell Simmons

When the mind is totally still, there's only bliss. I got a piece of that reality from my first yoga class, from smiling and breathing in every difficult pose. I went, "Oh my God! I'm clear! I love this!" — Russell Simmons

...if we are open and we prepare for promoting dialogue and love, and a better understanding of each other, and tolerance and so forth, that's what the world will become, a more tolerant, loving place. — Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons Quotes About Run

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. — Russell Simmons

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. — Russell Simmons

I think if you're open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you're closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading. — Russell Simmons

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

I don't eat any animals or anything that has to do with animals. No fish or egg or dairy because I personally don't feel it's a good practice to eat anything that might run away from you. — Russell Simmons

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. — Russell Simmons

The stuff I do, I do every day, and I've been doing it for long periods of time. I don't start and quit-ever. I start and stay on it. — Russell Simmons

I don't fault business. 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. — 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

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. — Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons Quotes About Record

You don't need a record deal. You'll have the industry begging for you, when you build your buzz. — Russell Simmons

I don't like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that's most inspiring, because it's at that second that you're aware of "the infinite everything." — Russell Simmons

I signed Jay-Z because he was on fire. I wasn't a genius. The record was great. I put it on The Nutty Professor soundtrack and we signed him. — Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons Quotes About Meditation

The research shows that if you meditate, the mind becomes still, and they can see the functionality and gray matter in the brain increase, the nervous system calm, the immune system improve and a reduction in stress. — Russell Simmons

In the morning I stand up, scratch a little bit, then I light a candle and I meditate. Every morning. I've been meditating for maybe 20 years. I meditate so I can make choices; so I'm not a sheep all the time. So I can see better than what everyone else is doing. — Russell Simmons

Meditation can reintroduce you to the part that's been missing. — Russell Simmons

If you play basketball, you get into the zone. You can't miss. That's the expansive mindset we're all seeking. But that only comes when the mind is quiet and separate from the noise. And the greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation. — Russell Simmons

The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation. — Russell Simmons

Meditation helps everything. — Russell Simmons

I'm just suggesting that when you're faced with fear and anxiety, don't medicate. Meditate instead. — Russell Simmons

What I would do to change this planet is have everyone meditate and look inside. Then we'd have a happier, more service-oriented, less-needy world. — Russell Simmons

And the more people meditate, the more it increases the positive vibrations turning the planet into a positive, happy place. The more you do that, the greater service you are to God. — Russell Simmons

I want to do and I'm giving all the profits to charity, is to teach people to meditate. All it takes is a little bit of patience. — Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons Quotes About People

What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves. — Russell Simmons

I know some people say "Keep your eyes on the prize," but I disagree. When your eyes are stuck on the prize, you're going to keep stumbling and crashing into things. If you really want to get ahead, you've got to keep your eyes focused on the path. — Russell Simmons

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. — Russell Simmons

If you want to say something profound, writing from your heartbeat is different than writing from the loud voices you get from music. If they're rapping from noise, it's about robbing people. It's that simple. — Russell Simmons

Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people. — Russell Simmons

Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question. — Russell Simmons

I've been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have. — Russell Simmons

Look at all the billionaires. If I know 15 billionaires, I know 13 unhappy people. — 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 want to fight poverty and ignorance and give opportunity to those people who are locked out. — Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons Quotes About Step

If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It's a step process. — Russell Simmons

Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right? — Russell Simmons

I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if I took baby steps, eventually it would happen. — Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons Famous Quotes And Sayings

Reacting to the world with a smile instead of a curse, a wave instead of the middle finger, will actually help you live longer. — Russell Simmons

Antisemitism is just another form of racism. It's the same sickness, whether it's about Christians, about Islamophobia, which is horrible. It's all wrong. It's all the same. — Russell Simmons

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. — Russell Simmons

Being a thoughtful vegan makes our time on this Earth more peaceful and joyous, because you get to have a hand in promoting and increasing the happiness, good health and well-being of others -- both animal and human -- rather than being an instrument of their suffering and death. — Russell Simmons

You'll see a lot of funny stuff, you'll see a lot of daddy knows best stuff, you'll see a lot of me and my wife trying to hold the family together. — Russell Simmons

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. — Russell Simmons

Gangsta rappers, they call them. Not nearly as gangsta as the things that inspire them.. you know, a gangsta government that we operate under. — Russell Simmons

As long as you are passionate about your vision, you should keep moving forward. — Russell Simmons

Never change for the mainstream—stay in your lane, and if you’re talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you. — Russell Simmons

When you read a book, and it's really, really beautiful, you're so engaged you forget to breathe. If you're in a car accident, and everything moves slowly, you can be shocked into the present. The past and the future disappear. — Russell Simmons

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

Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don't, they're going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul. — Russell Simmons

I read "The Yoga Sutras" every day.And also the "The Bhagavad Gita." Those two books sit by my bed. — Russell Simmons

There's something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture. — Russell Simmons

Last year my wife got a Rolls-Royce. — Russell Simmons

No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there. — Russell Simmons

But rich or poor, black or white, none of us are entitled to anything. — Russell Simmons

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. — Russell Simmons

If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you'll receive good. — Russell Simmons

There was a moment when I was watching Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 'Badboys' that I felt, you know, inspired. I don't know if I was proud, because so many people do the work. Everyone's part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop. — Russell Simmons

No matter what we've done or where we've been, every single one of us can change. — Russell Simmons

No matter what you're doing, try to work at that task like it's your dream job. — Russell Simmons

I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I'm not the only one who says it. It's something I adopted and I believe. — Russell Simmons

The world belongs to the people who say, 'I can'. — Russell Simmons

I like to move towards a place where my greatest experience is promoting happiness for others. I know that that creates a cycle of the same great experience. — Russell Simmons

There is no happiness until the mind is still. The cause of all sickness and sadness is the fluctuation of the mind. — Russell Simmons

Get your hustle on... Hard work is easy, working out is hard. — Russell Simmons

It is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining yourself. I guess I'm an optimist. I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I'm there with you every step of the way until that day comes... — Russell Simmons

No matter where you're from or what you've done, you're never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are. — Russell Simmons

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

I think Hollywood is incredibly segregated. I've never seen any place like it. The gatekeepers who are the most progressive activists inspired to make the world better... they're better people, right? They're segregated. It's self segregated in some cases, but there's nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood. — Russell Simmons

I really, really try to be a good servant. It makes me happy when I'm a good giver without expectations. — Russell Simmons

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. — Russell Simmons

I'm really not an angry vegan, but human beings are f***ing rude. — Russell Simmons

The politicians already in office don't want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins. — Russell Simmons

People are murdering each other without any recourse... So we need to get in our communities and work from the inside out. — Russell Simmons

I've shared meditation with a lot of hip-hop artists, inmates, and returning war veterans with PTSD, as well. I feel like this dharma, this service is part of my job. — Russell Simmons

I don't eat anything that runs away from me. — Russell Simmons

I'm always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts. — Russell Simmons

Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate. — Russell Simmons

If you talk about the prison-industrial complex, I've fought against the prison-industrial complex when I called for a repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws. The biggest impediment to get the laws changed was the lobbyists. Whether you're talking about healthcare, jobs going overseas, or tax reform, you're always coming up against lobbyists. — Russell Simmons

The less you need, the more you attract. — Russell Simmons

"...piling up zeros in your bank account, or cars in your driveway, won't in and of itself make you successful. Rather, true success is based on a constant flow of giving and recieving. In fact, if you look up affluence in the dictionary, you'll see its root is a Latin phrase meaning "to flow with abundance". So in order to be truly affluent, you must always let what you have recieved flow back into the world." — Russell Simmons

Anyone whose mission is keeping people apart is swimming against a very strong tide. — Russell Simmons

There are so many urban pop ideas that are underserved, and I think Hollywood doesn't see us and misses the opportunity to integrate. — Russell Simmons

Good givers are great getters. — Russell Simmons

Sitting in stillness has got to be the greatest asset I have in terms of attaining happiness. — Russell Simmons

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. — Russell Simmons

If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it. — Russell Simmons

The artists are now big brands. — Russell Simmons

The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people. — Russell Simmons

A poet or a comedian can say what's on the mind of people. They should be funny. They should make you laugh. It may be so truthful that it hurts, but it makes you laugh. — Russell Simmons

I don't know that God favors the person who has a greater reach than those who have a small reach. It's the intention. I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. — Russell Simmons

It's very simple: When you're working your hardest, the world opens up to you. — Russell Simmons

Cruelty is cruelty, whether it's cruelty to children, to the elderly, to dogs and cats, or to chickens. — Russell Simmons

Life Lessons by Russell Simmons

1. Russell Simmons teaches us that hard work and dedication can lead to success, no matter what your background or upbringing may be.
2. He also shows us that it is possible to make a positive impact on the world through entrepreneurship and philanthropy.
3. Lastly, Simmons demonstrates the importance of staying true to yourself and your values, no matter the obstacles you may face.