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That’s a very high goal to have, study eight hours a day to be a concert pianist.

Nina Simone

That’s a very high goal to have, study eight hours a day to be a concert pianist.
NINA SIMONE

Goal Musician Study
The worst thing about that kind of prejudice is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough.
NINA SIMONE

Angry Enough Kind Prejudice Worst Yourself
I try to swim every damn day I can, and I’ve learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
NINA SIMONE

Day Learning Myself
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
Music is the center of my life.
NINA SIMONE

Life Music One Liner
You have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.
NINA SIMONE

Learning Love Serve Table Yourself
It’s a good time for black people to be alive.
NINA SIMONE

Alive Black People Time
I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.
NINA SIMONE

Fear Freedom Myself
How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?
NINA SIMONE

Artist Reflection Time
I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs and good ones.
NINA SIMONE

Instrument Myself Writing
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day and I’m feeling good.
NINA SIMONE

Day Feeling Good Morning Myself
When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
NINA SIMONE

Children Gift Help People
Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
NINA SIMONE

Burden Joy Music Myself Remember
If I want to take a particular form of blues somewhere else I have the equipment to do it but I never even thought of it.
NINA SIMONE

Equipment Myself Particular Thinking
I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I’ve done my whole life, without thought.
NINA SIMONE

Activity Life Myself Singer
You don’t have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.
NINA SIMONE

Equality Live Yourself

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