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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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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I don't enjoy doing stand-up. I see it as being like exercise: I feel good about it after I've done it.
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science.
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Having been a journalist for almost 20 years and then becoming a politician has definitely been an interesting and enriching experience for me.
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What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart.
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Social media has created an awesome platform not only for the fans to be able to communicate directly with the artist, but for new artists to have a platform to share music. As far as me, I love it because it allows the fans to connect with me.
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Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
