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Russell Simmons

Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, producer, and author. The chair and CEO of Rush Communications, he cofounded the hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris. Simmons's net worth was estimated at $340m in 2011.

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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.

Break, Break Through, Digging, Hole, Wall

Always focus on your effort, instead of the results of that effort.

Effort, Entrepreneur, Focus, Instead, Results, Work

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

Development, Honesty, Lasting, Self, Success

I was literally calling my customers who were complaining on social media and having a dialog with them, and sending them money.

Media, Complaining, Calling, Social, Literally

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

Attention, Business, Entrepreneur, Pay, People

People build themselves up before you even have to deal with them.

People, Deals, Deal, Build

I don't miss my prayers and I don't miss my yoga. Those things are important to me.

Missing, Prayer, Prayers, Things, Yoga

The greatest tool to eliminate the noise is meditation.

Eliminate, Greatest, Meditation, Noise, Tools

The old world is quickly disappearing, and the new opportunities are opening up.

Disappearing, Old, Opening, Opening Up, Opportunity, World

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

Helping, Inspiration, Live, Middle, Wave, World

Most artists are making as much money now as they could have made. . . in the heyday of Def Jam [when the] Beastie Boys would sell 10 million records or DMX would sell 6 or 7 million records. Those records are one thing, but then all the other ways to exploit the emotional relationship between artist and community is so much greater that I would guess that they're making as much or more money than they could have ever made.

Artist, Beastie, Boys, Community, Emotional

Those who need nothing attract everything.

Attract, Everything, Needs, Nothing

Always try to be yourself.

Being Yourself, Trying

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

Partners, People, Smart, Talent, Talented

I think it's very important. I've gone into prisons to meditate with inmates. It's something I plan to do with Tim Robbins soon.

Gone, Important, Plan, Think, Thinking

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.

Daddy, Family, Funny, See, Together

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

Faith, Hard, Passionate, Vision

Hip-hop is such a wide statement of culture that everyone is not the same, and it's impossible to put it into one box.

Culture, Hip Hop, Hips, Impossible, Wide

I think when you're very dedicated to something and you're engaged fully, you become a giver.

Dedicated, Engaged, Giver, Think, Thinking

You will be a great entrepreneur if you operate with a real sincere wanting to serve.

Entrepreneur, Real, Serve, Sincere, Wanting

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