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Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: It's time to take a look at my

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

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: You have to learn to get up from

You have to learn to get up from the table when love is no longer being served. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I was not reluctant to become a singer.

I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I've done my whole life, without thought. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: It is an artist's duty to reflect the

It is an artist's duty to reflect the times. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Greed has driven the world crazy. And I

Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I made wine from the lilac tree/Put my

I made wine from the lilac tree/Put my heart in its recipe/It makes me see what I want to see/And be what I want to be — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Since I was three I've been playing the

Since I was three I've been playing the piano. I've been onstage. My mother is an Evangelist and I used to play the piano at her revival meetings. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I try to swim every damn day I

I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Jazz is not just music, it's a way

Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I don't like to go to strange places.

I don't like to go to strange places. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: To most white people, jazz means black and

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I'm sorry that I did not become the

I'm sorry that I did not become the world's first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Michel Martin: I think it's fair to say that Nina

I think it's fair to say that Nina Simone was a prodigy. — Michel Martin

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: What kept me sane was knowing that things

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

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Every day has its emotional difficulties. I miss

Every day has its emotional difficulties. I miss my mother whether I'm singing her music or not. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution -

It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution - real girl's talk. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I don't like rap music at all. I

I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Desegregation is a joke.

Desegregation is a joke. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: It's a good time for black people to

It's a good time for black people to be alive. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Music has been a burden and a joy

Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I think if I were over there in

I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I'm not going. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I feel more alive now than I ever

I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life. I have a chance to live, as I've dreamed. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: How can you be an artist and not

How can you be an artist and not reflect the times? — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: There's no excuse for the young people not

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: The allusion was that I was actually naked.

The allusion was that I was actually naked. I loved that. It always, kind of shocked people enough that they became mine immediately. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nikki Giovanni: Because Nina's Simone music is incredibly honest. That's

Because Nina's Simone music is incredibly honest. That's like saying, "Why does Jesus' word still stay around?" It's incredibly honest and it's good. — Nikki Giovanni

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I don't like drug addicts and she sounds

I don't like drug addicts and she sounds like a cat. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: You can't help it. An artist's duty, as

You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Lauryn Hill: So while you're imitating Al Capone, I'll be

So while you're imitating Al Capone,
I'll be Nina Simone,
And defacating on your microphone — Lauryn Hill

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: You've got to learn to leave the tableWhen

You've got to learn to leave the table
When love's no longer being served. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Monica Ali: I'm very eclectic in my music tastes -

I'm very eclectic in my music tastes - anything from Nina Simone to Beethoven to Talvin Singh. — Monica Ali

Nina Simone Quotes By Lou Doillon: I try to not listen to all the

I try to not listen to all the girls I admire musically - like Nina Simone - just so I don't find myself imitating them, even if it's subconsciously. — Lou Doillon

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write

I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs ... and good ones. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Music is a gift and a burden I've

Music is a gift and a burden I've had since I can remember who I was. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Talent is a burden not a joy. I

Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I'm a real rebel with a cause.

I'm a real rebel with a cause. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: To be young, gifted and black!

To be young, gifted and black! — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I feel what they feel. And people who

I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they're not alone. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I'll tell you what Freedom is to me.

I'll tell you what Freedom is to me. No fear. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I would like you to know, I am

I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: It's a new dawn, it's a new day

It's a new dawn, it's a new day ... and I'm feeling good. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Shamir: As far as influences, I listen to a

As far as influences, I listen to a lot of people like Nina Simone and other androgynous voices, almost to make me feel like I'm not alone. — Shamir

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I'm just human, I have faults like anyone

I'm just human, I have faults like anyone — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Alaina Huffman: I did a little film called 'Nina,' a

I did a little film called 'Nina,' a small role. I played a French girl who was a nurse to Nina Simone. Zoe Saldana plays Nina. — Alaina Huffman

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Slavery has never been abolished from America's way

Slavery has never been abolished from America's way of thinking. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nikki Giovanni: I prefer her [Nina Simone] jazz period much

I prefer her [Nina Simone] jazz period much more so than her folk period. — Nikki Giovanni

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: What is love but a prelude to sorrow

What is love but a prelude to sorrow ... with heartache ahead for your goal. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: This is the world you have made yourself,

This is the world you have made yourself, now you have to live in it. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I don't like to go to strange places.

I don't like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Everything that happened to me as a child

Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I look forward to doing my own show,

I look forward to doing my own show, not someone else's. That's always been my dream. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nikki Giovanni: I was responding to one thing for the

I was responding to one thing for the woman I knew, and there's another thing for what did she give, right. She [Nina Simone] was a great teacher. — Nikki Giovanni

Nina Simone Quotes By Gina Prince-Bythewood: I write to music, and Nina Simone is

I write to music, and Nina Simone is always on my playlist to write to. I mean, she's inspiring. She's truthful and real and raw. — Gina Prince-Bythewood

Nina Simone Quotes By Catherine McCormack: I listen to Radio 4 and put the

I listen to Radio 4 and put the iPod on shuffle. I like the randomness of, say, the Stones, then something from Nina Simone, Nick Drake or Bob Dylan. — Catherine McCormack

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: Jazz is a white term to define black

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I demand perfection in what I do, and

I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six hours a day. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: From the beginning, it has been a no-no

From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: You don't have to live next to me

You don't have to live next to me / Just give me my equality. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: I was always a politician from the day

I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer. — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nina Simone: There's no excuse for the young ...

There's no excuse for the young ... — Nina Simone

Nina Simone Quotes By Nikki Giovanni: I think that too many strangers were in

I think that too many strangers were in Nina Simone life, and not enough people that she knew and loved. — Nikki Giovanni