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Nina Simone, born Eunice Waymon, was an American jazz, blues, and soul singer, pianist, and civil rights activist. Known for her distinctive voice and musical style, as well as her commitment to social issues, Simone's musical career spanned over half a century. Her works include 'Feeling Good', 'My Baby Just Cried Her Last Tear', and 'I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl'.

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“I'm sorry that I did not become the world's first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.”

Thinking World Firsts Has Beens Black Sorry Classic I'm Sorry Pianist

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“Music is an art and art has its own rules. And one of them is that you must pay more attention to it than anything else in the world, if you are going to be true to yourself. And if you don't do it - and you are an artist - it punishes you.”

Ifs World Art Artist Pay Attention Music Is Being True Be True To Yourself True To Yourself

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“Music is one of the ways by which you can know everything which is going on in the world. You can feel... through music... Whew... you can feel the vibrations of everybody in the world at any given moment.”

Knows World Way Feels Moments Given Music Is Vibrations

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“Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.”

Thinking World I Can Home Crazy Lucky Madness Greed Driven

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“I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world is not gonna tolerate the United States being on top forever.”

Thinking World States United Situation United States Forever Rich Economic Around The World Tolerate Caves Vaccines

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“Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.”

World Made Wanted Teacher Understood Concerts Pianist Bach's Music

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“This is the world you have made yourself, now you have to live in it.”

Book:I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone

Source: I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone

“Birds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feel And this old world is a new world And a bold world For me And I'm feeling good I'm feeling good”

Knows World Inspirational Feels Feelings Know How Sun Sky Bird Flying Feel Good New World Breeze Old World Bird Flying Flying High

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“My job is not done. I address my songs now to the third world. I am popular all over Asia and Africa and the Middle East, not to speak of South Africa, where I'm trying to go to see Nelson Mandela.”

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Author:Nina Simone

About the Author

Born: February 21, 1933
Died: April 21, 2003
Known for: Singer
Quotes: 109

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