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What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.

Nina Simone

It is difficult to retain your standards with the pressure of trying to make money, which always has its rules. It’s hard to walk the tightrope of doing what you think is your best and making money at it.
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Difficult Hard Money Rule Standard Yourself
I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs and good ones.
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Instrument Myself Writing
I don’t like rap music at all. I don’t think it’s music. It’s just a beat and rapping.
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Music Myself
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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Music Myself People Play
Many times I feel different like a different person.
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Different Feeling Person Time
You’ve got to learn to leave the table When love’s no longer being served”.
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Learning Serve Yourself
I know I’m different, but I don’t think about it.
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Different Myself Thinking
If I get an idea I put it on tape and somebody else writes it out.
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Ideas Myself Writing
What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.
NINA SIMONE

Change Known Question Sanity Togetherness
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.
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Death Poor Rich Rise Thinking
You can’t help it. An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.
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Artist Help Reflection Time
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
Since I was three I’ve been playing the piano. I’ve been onstage.
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Instrument Myself Play
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
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band’s lead singer, Eric Burdon. “So you’re the honky,” she said, “who stole my song and got a hit out of it?
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Herself Leadership Misunderstanding Singing Writing Yourself
Music is the center of my life.
NINA SIMONE

Life Music One Liner

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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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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