You can take the same phrase from any song and cut it up so many different ways - it's infinite. They're not easy to know, so if you don't tell them how you feel, you're not going to get anywhere, I feel. I don’t think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die. Once I understood Bach’s music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. And they called you little sorrow, cus you'll never love again. They're not easy to know, so if you don't tell them how you feel, you're not going to get anywhere, I feel.”, “I'll tell you what Freedom is to me. I do not come from you. "You have to learn to get up from the table when love is no longer being served." We're on a mission of turning inspiring quotes into beautiful wallpapers. “You can't help it. You can quote me. And a bold world I don't think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die. I want to own it and let him pay for it.

I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life. I try to swim every damn day I can, and I’ve learned to scuba dive and snorkel. Give me more than one caress, satisfy my hungriness.

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“I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.”, “You have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.”, “Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking.”, “It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution – real girl’s talk.”, “Slavery has never been abolished from America’s way of thinking.”, “It’s time to take a look at my failures and stop calling them successes. “I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone”, New York : Da Capo Press. What I was interested in was conveying an emotional message, which means using everything you've got inside you sometimes to barely make a note, or if you have to strain to sing, you sing. 2015. ", "I'll tell you what Freedom is to me. And it took me about six months to realize it was because I was black.

I didn't get interested in music. In order to honor and carry forward her extraordinary legacy, a group of visionary artists and preservationists have collaborated to demonstrate our commitment to equity and racial justice by protecting an American landmark in perpetuity and ensuring that Simone's unique voice continues to inspire and empower people through Nina Simone childhood home. Complete biography of Nina Simone ». An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times. Talent is a burden not a joy. Life is short.

You get racism crossing the street; it's in the very fabric of American society. "You can't help it. Music is an art and art has its own rules. People are not easy to know. ", A post shared by Nina Simone (@ninasimone_fans) on Jun 7, 2014 at 5:37am PDT, "To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I’ve been onstage. You can take the same phrase from any song and cut it up so many different ways - it's infinite. At this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when every day is a matter of survival, I don't think you can help but be involved. Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends, Nina Simone, Stephen Cleary (1993). Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking. I don't think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die. Goodreads helps you follow your favorite authors. Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking. I play black classical music.”, “I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat – a sailboat. ", "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. I do not come from you. There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were. Here are 26 Nina Simone quotes that will empower and inspire you: What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did. From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.

I think that the artists who don't get involved in preaching messages probably are happier - but you see, I have to live with Nina, and that is very difficult. Start your week with a motivational kick. I think the rich are too rich and the poor are too poor. I knew I was good enough, but they turned me down.

It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.”, “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.”, “I try to swim every damn day I can, and I’ve learned to scuba dive and snorkel.”, “That is why we fly from the inner void, since God might steal into it. We want to know! Every day we present the best quotes! I've never changed my color, I have always been proud of myself, and my fans are proud of me for remaining the way I've always been. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.”, “Having as little to do with human beings as possible - in some weird way, I'm at peace.”, “It is an artist's duty to reflect the times.”, “I have to constantly re-identify myself to myself, reactivate my own standards, my own convictions about what I'm doing and why.”, “Cause your mama's name was lonely, and your daddy's name was pain.

We know that we cannot see him face to face without dying, and we do not want to die.”, “It’s a good time for black people to be alive.”, “Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.”, “I was not reluctant to become a singer. 21 Oct. 2020. My music is black classical music.”, “I applied for a scholarship to Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. But I’m not going. I have a chance to live, as I’ve dreamed. But I’m not going.”, “From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.”. When I'm on that stage, I assume honor. I live in both worlds, the black and white world. This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bought a gown. I live in between this.

I do not come from you. They’re not easy to know, so if you don’t tell them how you feel, you’re not going to get anywhere, I feel.”, “Talent is a burden not a joy. I knew I was good enough, but they turned me down. Welcome back. People have heard my music and heard the classic in it, so I have become known as a black classical pianist. That’s always been my dream.”, “I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six hours a day.”, “My job is not done. My first love is the sea and water, not music.

We have ordered things so long in a certain way, we are numb.

", "It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live. I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. 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.”, “Since I was three I’ve been playing the piano. nobody wants you anywhere.”, “Sometimes I sound like gravel and sometimes I sound like coffee and cream.”, “I came to expect despair every time I set foot in my own country, and I was never disappointed.”, “They don't know that I'm dead, and my ghost is holding on.”, “Talent is a burden not a joy. My music is black classical music. ", "You have to learn to get up from the table when love is no longer being served.

When I meet Nelson Mandela, I shall put on this gown and have the train of it removed and put aside, and kiss the ground that he walks on and then kiss his feet. ", "I'm just human, I have faults like anyone. People are not easy to know. Slavery has never been abolished from America's way of thinking. Greed has driven the world crazy. I am not like you. Nobody dares question it.

I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six hours a day. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home. Birds flying high you know how I feel

But I'm not going.

Life Is Short, People, How You Feel. I play black classical music.”, “Greed has driven the world crazy. And it took me about six months to realize it was because I was black. I don't think it's music. ", "There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were. I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel. It’s a good time for black people to be alive. "I'll tell you what Freedom is to me.

I have a chance to live, as I've dreamed. I don't believe in it, and I never have.

", A post shared by Nina Simone (@ninasimone_fans) on Jul 2, 2014 at 4:32am PDT, "When I'm on that stage, I assume honor. That’s always been my dream. And this old world is a new world How do you explain what it feels like to get on the stage and make poetry that you know sinks into the hearts and souls of people who are unable to express it. What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did. I loved that. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world. Talent is a burden not a joy. You start thinking, perhaps I … They're not easy to know, so if you don't tell them how you feel, you're not going to get anywhere, I feel.

It's like God... you know?