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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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 believe that change keeps you young.
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With Jackson there was quiet solitude. Just to sit and look at the landscape. An inner quietness. After dinner, to sit on the back porch and look at the light. No need for talking. For any kind of communication.
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Studio heads seem to be getting the message that there is not only an audience out there, but there is a desire for people to see people of colour in central roles and in authoritative roles.
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I believe in the power of media. I really do. It's my soapbox. And I do have an agenda, because I'm enraged by the limitations forced on people - by poverty, oppression, hatred, fear - and I'm saddened by the kind of loss we all experienced due to the contributions that people cannot make because of their circumstances.
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I am not a cynic.
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Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor; we do not remember him in it.
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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
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Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
