Russell Simmons Quotes

We need to get better at voting and be a voice for the people who do not have one.

Do the unexpected. Take 20 minutes out of your day, do what young people all over the world are dying to do: vote.

Rock the Vote

Get out there and vote like your lives depend on it.

I started in politics as a fresh graduate wanting to make a difference, by bringing more political awareness and interest to young people.

You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can't succeed without your help.

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist; that is, you participate. It could be a letter written to an editor.

I'm asking you to talk with your friends, neighbors, and relatives - even the ones you've never talked to about reproductive rights. That's how you can throw your number in the bucket, and stand with a president who has stood with us. Conversation by conversation, vote by vote, we will re-elect President Barack Obama!

I don't want young people to think they can't make a difference because they don't have money.

I tend to focus on young people and on giving a voice to groups of people who don't normally get their voices heard.

Getting involved in politics was a quest for freedom.

As to politics, I am doing what I can for the cause.

If Voting Changed Anything, They’d Abolish It

We need to get young people excited about politics, excited about government.

I want our millennials and our young people to do what they started out doing with meet-ups, to talk about what is going on, and spread the education.

I'm going to take part in the elections, not just as a candidate but as a mouthpiece for those who can't become candidates.

I had never thought of hosting, but a really good friend of mine said, 'This is the most empowered platform to speak to young people about the issues that you care about, which is why you're in this in the first place.' So I was like, 'Yeah, no, it makes perfect sense.' And so that's what I started doing.

I know that my voice and my vote matter and that I can help shape the outcome of events that I care deeply about.

It's very important that people who are feeling the need to do something... get activated.

I'm a person who's always been politically active and passionate about people's rights.

You have a voice, you have a vote. Use it.

Remember to use your vote. Remember to speak out and feel empowered.

I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from doing stronger things.

If you are conscious and really want change in this world, and you don't vote, then what was all the fighting for? All the things our parents and our parents' parents fought for?

What's sad is that we can have a reality-television performer for president without incorporating the other aspects of reality television - like voting and voter engagement.