#ass

If you learn late, you pass it on to people so they can learn early. It's a step process. ↗

— Russell Simmons

#late #learn #pass #people #process

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything. ↗

— Carly Simon

#classical #everything #father #just #mother

On a practical level I'm a TV producer and storyteller who's gone about as long as you can go without achieving a mass audience. ↗

— David Simon

#achieving #audience #go #gone #i

I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important. ↗

— Nina Simone

#because #classical #classical music #dedicated #excellence

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. ↗

— Nina Simone

#classical #classical music #define #jazz #music

When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard my music and heard the classic in it, so I have become known as a black classical pianist. ↗

— Nina Simone

#become #black #choices #classic #classical

I'm very passionate about philosophy and religion. ↗

— Helen Slater

#i #passionate #philosophy #religion #very

I knew that people were going to talk about it, I knew it was embarrassing, and I knew it was a big deal. But did I think that it was going to be this thing that followed me for, you know, the next years to come? I guarantee you, 25 years from now, I'll be known as the girl that lip synced on 'SNL.' But, you know, it was a weird thing. Not fun. ↗

— Ashlee Simpson

#big #big deal #come #deal #did

Both of my grandmothers were diagnosed with breast cancer - one is a survivor and one passed away. ↗

— Jessica Simpson

#both #breast cancer #cancer #diagnosed #grandmothers

Music will always be my No. 1 passion, but I don't have to be doing it professionally. It's not really about that for me anymore. I feel like I don't have to look at it as a career. I can just rest in it and just be. ↗

— Jessica Simpson

#always #anymore #career #doing #feel