Eunice Kathleen Waymon (Nina Simone) Quotes

It is difficult to retain your standards with the pressure of trying to make money, which always has its rules...It's hard to walk the tightrope of doing what you think is your best and making money at it.

Eunice Kathleen Waymon

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• It is difficult to retain your standards with the pressure of trying to make money, which always has its rules...It's hard to walk the tightrope of doing what you think is your best and making money at it.

  

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  • Standards
  • Make Money
  • Tightrope