In the end, the overriding factor in whether or not you realize your dreams is going to be you. Not the world. YOU.

Quote by Russell Simmons

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It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a...

It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a...

If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early....

If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early....

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can...

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can...

The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from...

The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from...

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad...

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad...

Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.

Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.

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

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

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

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

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's...

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's...

The thing about hip-hop is that it`s from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from...

The thing about hip-hop is that it`s from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from...

I`ve been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help...

I`ve been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help...

Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you...

Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you...

I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and...

I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and...

Well, it`s the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands...

Well, it`s the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands...

What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of...

What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of...

I`m not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and...

I`m not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and...

If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early....

If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early....

Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands...

Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands...

I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if...

I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if...

Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.

Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.