Eunice Kathleen Waymon (Nina Simone) Quotes
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
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I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.
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The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
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It's interesting because I think class is a heavy, heavy part of 'Moonlight,' and I think, in a certain way, through the sum of all these parts, it's become a commentary on the black experience in America.
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I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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Today is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Today we are making history.
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Selling is something we do for our clients - not to our clients.
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'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' is one of the greatest films of all time.
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Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
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Which country in the world has the kind of talent India has in numbers?
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Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
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Well, I don't really concern myself too much with what other people make of my work.
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I just grill chicken and make very simple cuisine.
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Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.
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I tried for a short time to be something I wasn't, and had no success with it. It's a practical solution to just be yourself.
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I have always watched my close friends fall in love, but I never thought it would happen to me.
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I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't.
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Now, the typical way you make good things happen in Washington is you find a bunch of wealthy companies who agree with you.
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I think my recognizability ebbs and flows. I don't lead a particularly celebrity lifestyle or anything like that. I don't go to showbiz parties or red-carpet events, so it all depends on whether I've got a film out. I've not been very visible in the last year or so and as a result hardly anyone stops me in the street.
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There's nothing that makes me cry and laugh more than stories about friendship.
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Shooting guns is not something I would do in my spare time. I really don't understand why Americans can purchase guns so easily and why they use them for sporting purposes.
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It would have been a good resignation speech for a president leaving office because of illness, or for one who had lost congressional support because of differences over policies. It was not the speech of a president who had violated his constitutional oath and duty by obstructing justice, by abusing the power of his office, by transforming the Oval Office into a mean den where perjury and low scheming became a way of life.
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In my case, I take part in performance-oriented music and believe it is my call to show the audience something that both their eyes and ears can enjoy.
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Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
