Russell Simmons Quotes

Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.

Obviously understand what's at stake, and keep going. You just have to keep going, keep playing.

Failure has never been a signal for me to quit; it's always been a sign for me to go down another path.

Don't let other people distract what you're doing. There's always haters.

Work ethic, confidence, a laser focus and commitment to accomplish a goal that most people can never imagine.

When you find yourself in the thickness of pursuing a goal or dream, stop only to rest. Momentum builds success.

People are like bicycles. They can keep their balance only as long as they keep moving.

The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you're going to hunt elephants, don't get off the trail for a rabbit.

When people ask me if it has been a hard or easy road, I always answer with the same quotation, the end is nothing, the road is all.Willa Cather

What is the thing that matters most to making progress right now?

By staying focused and flexible, you will meet and exceed your major life-forming goals. Success is not a resting-place - it is a launching pad

Tennis is like, it gives you a lot of chances, but if you don't take those chances, it takes a lot of chances away from you. It's just the scoring pattern. We cannot dwell over a loss or a win for very long. We have no time to celebrate; we have no time to dwell; we have to move on. Wake up the next day and try and win the match.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

If you really believe in what you're doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up.

Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

I find that the best way to do things is to constantly move forward and to never doubt anything and keep moving forward, if you make a mistake say you made a mistake.

Just put one foot in front of the other.

It's a long old road, but I know I'm gonna find the end.

Just keep going like crazy and look back when it's over. Otherwise you just get confused.

I don't take success and failure seriously. The only thing I do seriously is march forward. If I fall, I get up and march again.

One of my teachers once said that the way you know you're on the right path is that it works. Now, that doesn't mean you don't run into blocks and brick walls, but it does mean that you can find a way around them or find a way to change yourself or your project in order to find the flow again and have it work.

You have to understand that when things go wrong in your life, it doesn't mean you need to quit. It means you need to get stronger and change your plan.

Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.