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Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.

Nina Simone

If I want to take a particular form of blues somewhere else I have the equipment to do it but I never even thought of it.
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Equipment Myself Particular Thinking
We have ordered things so long in a certain way, we are numb. Nobody dares question it. This is what is wrong, symbolically, with America.
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Dare Order Question Symbol Wrong
Slavery has never been abolished from America’s way of thinking.
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Abolish Slave Thinking Way
That’s a very high goal to have, study eight hours a day to be a concert pianist.
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Goal Musician Study
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
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Black Definition Myself People
The allusion was that I was actually naked. I loved that. It always, kind of shocked people enough that they became mine immediately.
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Kind Love Myself Naked People
I’m a real rebel with a cause.
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Reality Reason Rebel
I’m just human, I have faults like anyone.
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Human Mistake Myself
Life is short. People are not easy to know. They’re not easy to know, so if you don’t tell them how you feel, you’re not going to get anywhere, I feel.
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Easy Feeling Life Myself People
If I get an idea I put it on tape and somebody else writes it out.
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Ideas Myself Writing
I’m sorry that I did not become the world’s first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.
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Happiness Musician Myself Sorry World
When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
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Children Gift Help People
Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
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Burden Joy Music Myself Remember
My job is not done. I address my songs now to the third world. I am popular all over Asia and Africa and the Middle East, not to speak of South Africa, where I’m trying to go to see Nelson Mandela.
NINA SIMONE

Address Job Myself Popular See Song
I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world is not gonna tolerate the United States being on top forever.
NINA SIMONE

Economics Forever Myself Rich Thinking
Many times I feel different like a different person.
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Different Feeling Person Time

Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.

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