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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.

Nina Simone

I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I’m not going.
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Important Music Myself Thinking
It’s a good time for black people to be alive.
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Alive Black People Time
I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world is not gonna tolerate the United States being on top forever.
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Economics Forever Myself Rich Thinking
The allusion was that I was actually naked. I loved that. It always, kind of shocked people enough that they became mine immediately.
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Kind Love Myself Naked People
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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Blood Identity Memories Myself Race
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
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Black Definition Myself People
It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution – real girl’s talk.
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Reality Revolution Talk
I’m sorry that I did not become the world’s first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.
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Happiness Musician Myself Sorry World
Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I’m lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.
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Crazy Drive Home Myself World
I look forward to doing my own show, not someone else’s. That’s always been my dream.
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Dreams Myself Show
If I get an idea I put it on tape and somebody else writes it out.
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Ideas Myself Writing
You’ve got to learn to leave the table When love’s no longer being served”.
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Learning Serve Yourself
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.
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Equipment Myself Particular Thinking
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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Assosiation Awareness Drinking Life Music
Since I was three I’ve been playing the piano. I’ve been onstage.
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Instrument Myself Play
My singing, if you want to call it that is merely another medium of expression. Just an instrument I play. That’s how I see my voice.
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Call Expression Instrument Myself See Singing Voice

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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