Eunice Kathleen Waymon (Nina Simone) Quotes
Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking. . . . the new inventive phrases we make up to describe things - all that to me is jazz just as much as the music we play.
Quotes to Explore
-
I'm a normal girl. I don't go out much, and I don't know what is enjoyment.
-
I used to dream of some kind of way that you could carry a phone with you - but I never thought I would see it in my lifetime. It doesn't matter nowadays if you are caught in traffic or got lost on the way somewhere. You can just send a text and the recipient will know that you haven't fallen under a bus.
-
As feminism becomes more integrated into mainstream publications and conversation, I feel weary of an obsession of celebrity culture masquerading as activism or as conversation or action. It's clickbait.
-
The interweb's got a weird vibe.
-
Any reaction is better than none.
-
I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.
-
When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that.
-
True love that lasts forever... yes, I do believe in it. My parents have been married for 40 years and my grandparents were married for 70 years. I come from a long line of true loves.
-
The auto industry is standing today. The middle class is standing today. Ohio is standing today. America is standing strong today.
-
Not only are police officers often taken for granted, many people are highly vocal about their dislike for cops.
-
You know, film is the ultimate goal in an actor's career. I mean, I still love TV. I have my feet firmly stamped in it. But my opportunities have been bigger and better.
-
Some get a kick from cocaine. I'm sure that if I took even one sniff That would bore me terrifically, too, Yet, I get a kick out of you.
-
Even among those who have no special allegiance to a particular branch of Christianity, there are plenty of seekers as well as agnostics and atheists who harbor a certain curiosity about Jesus and his story.
-
Owning a great golf course gives you great power.
-
When things are going well on the pitch, it is because I know I have the coach behind me.
-
Selling wine is all about sizing people up, and it takes a certain amount of chutzpah. The tableside bottle sell is a very funny thing - you take a look at the guy's blazer, what kind of shoes he's wearing, what kind of broad he's with. Is he trying to be a hero?
-
Every artist in the world likes his or her work to make people think.
-
I don't think I ever sit there and think to kick a wound harder.
-
One of the most important things we do is we've organized our stores and our workforce into teams.
-
I've never met a person who doesn't like music, and we may vary in what styles we like, but everybody likes some form of music.
-
This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world.
-
One thing I always want to clear up was the notion that I 'took time off to have a baby.' A lot people leapt to that conclusion because becoming a parent happened to coincide with film roles tapering off.
-
To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.
-
Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking. . . . the new inventive phrases we make up to describe things - all that to me is jazz just as much as the music we play.
