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To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.

Nina Simone

It’s a good time for black people to be alive.
NINA SIMONE

Alive Black People Time
If I get an idea I put it on tape and somebody else writes it out.
NINA SIMONE

Ideas Myself Writing
To be young, gifted and black!
NINA SIMONE

Black One Liner Young
You don’t have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.
NINA SIMONE

Equality Live Yourself
How do you explain what it feels like to get on the stage and make poetry that you know sinks into the hearts and souls of people who are unable to express it.
NINA SIMONE

Explanation Expression Feeling Poetry Soul Stage Yourself
What is love but a prelude to sorrow with heartache ahead for your goal.
NINA SIMONE

Goal Love Sorrow Yourself
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 was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I’ve done my whole life, without thought.
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Activity Life Myself Singer
I don’t like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa.
NINA SIMONE

Myself Place Strange Time Travel
I think the rich are too rich and the poor are too poor. I don’t think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die.
NINA SIMONE

Death Poor Rich Rise Thinking
I know I’m different, but I don’t think about it.
NINA SIMONE

Different Myself Thinking
I believe in racial memory too. I’m sure I’ve got ancient African blood in me that has something to do with what I am.
NINA SIMONE

Blood Identity Memories Myself Race
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.
NINA SIMONE

Music Myself People Play
You can’t help it. An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.
NINA SIMONE

Artist Help Reflection Time
It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution – real girl’s talk.
NINA SIMONE

Reality Revolution Talk
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

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.

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To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.

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