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I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about… Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.

Nina Simone

Through music you can become sad, joyful, loving, you can learn. You can learn mathematics, touch, pacing Oh my God! Ooh Wow You can see colors through music. Anything!
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Colors Learning Mathematics Music Sadness Yourself
What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.
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Change Known Question Sanity Togetherness
Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
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Burden Joy Music Myself Remember
I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer.
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Day Myself People Politics Singer
I do love to sing Jacques Brel songs, intensely. I get terribly excited, just by reading a couple of lines in any one of his songs.
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Couple Excitement Intense Love Myself Reading
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.
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Economics Forever Myself Rich Thinking
Many times I feel different like a different person.
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Different Feeling Person Time
I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six hours a day.
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Day Demand Myself Perfection Practice
It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution – real girl’s talk.
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Reality Revolution Talk
I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.
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Doctor Music Myself Yourself
I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs and good ones.
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Instrument Myself Writing
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
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Black Definition Myself People
Music is a gift and a burden I’ve had since I can remember who I was.
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Burden Gift Music Myself Remember
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day and I’m feeling good.
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Day Feeling Good Morning Myself
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
It’s logical that people from bad times will reflect their feelings in their communication. Music is part of the communication. If you lived it, you can do it.
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Bad Communication Live Logic People Reflection Time Yourself

I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about… Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.

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