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“The notion that the records of government are the property of the people is radically democratic, but it is broken in practice.”

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Ryan Shapiro

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“As Harvard historian of science Peter Galison has demonstrated, the universe of classified knowledge now far exceeds the universe of unclassified knowledge. That's a staggering thought. There is far more classified knowledge in the world than unclassified. And that disparity grows all the time.”

World Universe Grows Historian Peter Exceed Harvard Staggering Disparity

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“I believe the time will come when the whole definition of pop music will change. It will get to the point where a song will not be a good song until it has a high level of creativity in writing and performance. In other words, in order to be popular, songs will have to meet these high standards.”

Writing Believe Whole Song Order I Believe Levels Creativity Standards Performances Definitions Pops Pop Music High Level Popular Song High Standards

Author:Nina Simone

“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.”

Thinking Trying Hard Difficult Walks Standards Pressure Making Money

Author:Nina Simone

“The pressure of show business is on all the time and show business is a fickle business. Whatever is popular now - that's all that counts. I have to constantly re-identify myself to myself, reactivate my own standards, my own convictions about what I'm doing and why.”

Shows My Own Standards Pressure Conviction Show Business Fickle

Author:Nina Simone

“The Beatles are lucky, very lucky. But what has happened to them has nothing to do with them, in a sense. They came along at the right time. Attention was focused on them. They've had the chance to grow in almost any direction they wanted. Very lucky. They are not exceptionally talented.”

Wanted Grows Chance Attention Happened Lucky Focused Right Time

Author:Nina Simone

“It doesn't matter to me what is going on today because my music encompasses every kind of mood that exists in human beings. That's my stick.”

Humans Kind Matter Today Human Beings Sticks Mood

Author:Nina Simone

“There are all kinds of things that can be done. You can change rhythms, you can change chords, you can change whole concepts. But it will only work, on a record or in a performance, if you can make the people buy it.”

People Ifs Kind Done Whole Records Concepts Performances All Kinds Rhythm Chords

Author:Nina Simone

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