I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six hours a day.
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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.Nina Simone
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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.
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I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and water, not music. Music is second.
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I do not believe in mixing of the races. You can quote me. I don't believe in it, and I never have. I've never changed. I've never changed my hair. 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. I married a white man one time, but he was a creep.
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Music is a gift and a burden I've had since I can remember who I was.
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