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Nina Simone Quotes

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.

Nina Simone

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Music Teacher Me World My Life

I haven't forgotten where I came from.

John Salazar

Forgotten Where I Came Came

I think that's it's really important to have good friends. Nowadays, you can text 24 hours a day and be in constant contact, but every once in a while, it's nice to just get out with your girlfriends and have fun.

Amanda Schull

Good Day Fun Have Fun Think Friends

Hacking into a victim of crime's phone is a sort of poetically elegant manifestation of a modus operandi the tabloids have.

Steve Coogan

Phone Crime Elegant Victim Hacking

Sitting down with the insightful Gabourey Sidibe was a wonderful experience.

Amanda de Cadenet

Experience Down Sitting Wonderful

The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries do.

Townsend Harris

Desire Possessions United East Other

You've got to have one of those guys on your ball club that, when you have runners on scoring position, you know that guy is going to drive the ball and put the ball in play and pick them up.

Rod Carew

Drive You Play Know Club Up

Women complain about PMS, but I think of it as the only time of the month when I can be myself.

Roseanne Barr

Women Time Myself Think I Can Month

Dance was something I'd just done at my youth club, and I used to teach dance when I was 14 to 19, 20 years old. I had my own dance group, and then I got more into the acting stuff, and I started doing things for TV. And then I put that on pause, because I really wanted to focus on my real passion, which is music.

Little Simz

Music Passion Focus Dance Youth

It's a question of finding the right thing, if I'm going to be an actor... if I have to get up eight times a week for a number of months, I want to be excited and challenged from the day I start to the day I leave.

Jason Alexander

Day Start Finding Week Want Actor

In college, when a girlfriend asks you to watch a film in black and white, you do it. That's when I discovered a lot of films. I was really obsessed with Bergman, the whole world he creates. One that I always quote a lot is 'Autumn Sonata.' When you see women go through issues with their mom, you realize how right and poignant Bergman was.

Jonás Cuarón

Women Black And White College Mom Go

I have one room off my kitchen filled with nothing but cookbooks and recipes that are sent to me from around the world. Every two years, I have to go through them and pick out ones to send to the local schools. There's a need for books, especially cookbooks.

Johnny Mathis

Me World Kitchen Go Nothing Need

I was loved as a kid; I was raised with more love and emotional support than most folks could wish for... my memories aged nought to ten... are all bound up together in a mesh of innocence and fun.

Johnny Vegas

Love Memories Together Fun Support