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

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Source : FaceBook post by Russell Simmons from Apr 25, 2016

Russell Simmons

#Inspiring Quotes #Success Quotes #Encouragement Quotes

“Envy is the ulcer of the soul.”
“There are times when I want to be plainspoken about my feelings in a song. But there are other times when it's really good to try and get my head around different kinds of song structures, or maybe I might get turned on by trying to write a song that would fit in this one scene in a movie. And by the end of all this, you just end up with a bunch of different ideas. And songs are really just ideas.”
“I'm a talkative person because I like to get to know a person and I like you to get to know me.”
“The trees are Indian Princes, But soon they'll turn to Ghosts; The scanty pears and apples Hang russet on the bough; Its Autumn, Autumn, Autumn late, 'Twill soon be Winter now. Robin, Robin Redbreast, O Robin dear! And what will this poor Robin do? For pinching days are near.”

Source : William Allingham (1877). “Songs, Ballads, and Stories: Including Many Now First Collected, the Rest Revised and Rearranged”, p.169
“I guess if you're a normal person and all of a sudden you're getting $10 million a year, it can go to your head.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Though Iâ€™ve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe.”
“I have no weakness for shoes. I wear very simple shoes which are pump shoes. It is not one of my weaknesses.”
“Most Korean parents saw themselves as coaches, while American parents tended to act more like cheerleaders.”

Source : Amanda Ripley (2013). “The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way”, p.107, Simon and Schuster

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