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Nina Simone Quotes

To me, we are the most beautiful creatures in the whole world. Black people. And I mean that in every sense.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: February 21, 1933 - April 21, 2003

Topics

Beautiful People Me World Black

I played college basketball. When I first decided I was going to play football, there were a lot of people telling me that I wasn't going to make it.

Football People College Me Play

My father served 26 years in the Air Force as a pilot and a pioneer in our missile programs. I learned early about the sacrifices a family makes when a member is repeatedly deployed, and also the fulfillment that comes from serving our country. My brother, my son and I all became Marines.

Family Father Son Brother Early Air

You can't be too old to be a writer, but you can definitely be too young!

Joanna Trollope

You Young Old Writer Too Definitely

I know all I really wanna do is get money and take care of my family.

Family Money Care Take Care Know

I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.

Myself Me Why Never Always Saw

Well, Jeff Buckley for me is one of the greatest singers I've ever heard. And the reason why is he has an amazing range, amazing emotional power in his voice. And the music he put around it also just had this passion and this soul to it and this spirit to it that very few artists have, and he passed at a very young age.

Music Passion Age Power Soul Me

The more people are listening to music and experiencing it, the more value for both the music companies and the artist, especially when their financial model is built around that . With the music industry, everybody is starting to understand that doesn't begin with a piece of music.

Music Value People Listening Artist

It is remarkable how surprising Zika has been. This is the first time we have had a mosquito-borne infection that can cause a devastating birth defect.

Time First Time Birth First Been

I made a conscious effort to focus on television so I could stay in Los Angeles, so I wasn't on a location all over the world doing movies.

Focus Effort World Doing Television

I have modes, mental modes that I get in, and when I'm on the road, I focus very much on doing the work. On playing the show, on being good every night. And part of me just gets switched off. The part that's very private and very personal and very intimate. That especially, that part of me gets shut off.

Work Good Focus Me Night Road

'The Tube' was the first time the plebs had gone on the television. The lunatics taking over the asylum.

Time Television First Time First Had

I had an explosion on my vocal chord.

Explosion Vocal Chord Had

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