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 SIMONEBirds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin’ on by you know how I feel And this old world is a new world And a bold world For me And I’m feeling good I’m feeling good.
More Nina Simone Quotes
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What is love but a prelude to sorrow with heartache ahead for your goal.
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I don’t like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa.
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I had heard blues and jazz all my life but I was never aware that it was associated with nightclubs and drinking.
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Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
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I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they’re not alone.
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You can’t be different if you look at it. Being gifted is different. I had that in my piano playing. I’m very thankful for that. I’m very aware of that. The style and what I fed is just me. I never worked at it. It just happened.
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It’s time to take a look at my failures and stop calling them successes. Now I can start working at something that can use me best.
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Many times I feel different like a different person.
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Music is an art and art has its own rules.
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When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
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From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.
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Since I was three I’ve been playing the piano. I’ve been onstage.
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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.
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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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I’m a real rebel with a cause.
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