This is the world you have made yourself, now you have to live in it.
NINA SIMONEMany times I feel different like a different person.
More Nina Simone Quotes
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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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Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
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I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.
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Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking.
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Birds 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.
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I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat – a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and water, not music. Music is second.
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Tomorrow, I might be in a different mood and you wouldn’t recognize my voice.
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I’m a real rebel with a cause.
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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.
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When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
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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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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 is a gift and a burden I’ve had since I can remember who I was.
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I’m just human, I have faults like anyone.
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What is love but a prelude to sorrow with heartache ahead for your goal.
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