Russell Simmons Running Quotations

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.

Running all my different companies has turned out to be a lot easier because I mediate twice a day and go to yoga every day.

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.

Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.