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Facts about Nina Simone

Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornFebruary 21, 1933
DiedApril 21, 2003
Aged70 years

Summary

Nina Simone was a famous Musician from USA, who lived between February 21, 1933 and April 21, 2003. He/she became 70 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 19 quotes who is written / told by Nina.

Related authors: Cat Stevens (Musician)

19 Famous quotes by Nina Simone

Small: I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about...
"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"
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Small: Desegregation is a joke
"Desegregation is a joke"
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Small: This may be a dream, but Ill say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bought a gown
"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"
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Small: Once I understood Bachs music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music
"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"
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Small: Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music
"Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music"
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Small: 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 h
"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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Small: I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world i
"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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Small: From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman
"From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman"
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Small: I dont like rap music at all. I dont think its music. Its just a beat and rapping
"I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping"
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Small: Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think Im lucky that I have a place over here that I can call ho
"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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Small: Im a real rebel with a cause
"I'm a real rebel with a cause"
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Small: I think the rich are too rich and the poor are too poor. I dont think the black people are going to ris
"I think the rich are too rich and the poor are too poor. I don't think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die"
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Small: I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But Im not going
"I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I'm not going"
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Small: When I was studying... there werent any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had th
"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"
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Small: To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and thats not what I play. I play black cla
"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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Small: Theres no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were
"There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were"
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Small: Slavery has never been abolished from Americas way of thinking
"Slavery has never been abolished from America's way of thinking"
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Small: I try to swim every damn day I can, and Ive learned to scuba dive and snorkel
"I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel"
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Small: The worst thing about that kind of prejudice... is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest
"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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