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Nina Simone quotes

American Musician February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003

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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. Nina Simone
Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world. Nina Simone
Life is short. People are not easy to know. They're not easy to know, so if you don't tell them how you feel, you're not going to get anywhere, I feel. Nina Simone
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
Nina Simone quote: "It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution - real girl's talk."
It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution - real girl's talk. Nina Simone
Nina Simone quote: "To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt,..."
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 quote: "Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black..."
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. Nina Simone
When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard my music and heard the classic in it, so I have become known as a black classical pianist. Nina Simone
Nina Simone quote: "What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it..."
What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did. Nina Simone
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important. Nina Simone
This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bought a gown. When I meet Nelson Mandela, I shall put on this gown and have the train of it removed and put aside, and kiss the ground that he walks on and then kiss his feet. Nina Simone
Nina Simone quote: "You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, ..."
You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times. Nina Simone
Nina Simone quote: "I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's..."
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 quote: "I think if I were over there in America, protest music would..."
I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I'm not going. Nina Simone
Nina Simone quote: "Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that 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

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