I don’t like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa.
NINA SIMONEIt 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.
More Nina Simone Quotes
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You don’t have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.
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I’m just human, I have faults like anyone.
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It’s a good time for black people to be alive.
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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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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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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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I try to swim every damn day I can, and I’ve learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
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Since I was three I’ve been playing the piano. I’ve been onstage.
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When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
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There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
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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.
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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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Slavery has never been abolished from America’s way of thinking.
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I don’t like drug addicts and she sounds like a cat.
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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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