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I don't know what I want to do. There are people who want me to do things. There's a possible book. There are lots of things to consider. I just have to figure out what I want to do. I'm not one to sit around and do nothing. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

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I guess I'm in a state of becoming. Even though I've had a full career and I've been around a long time, it's like dinosaurs are coming back. It's all new. I'm having to be on my own and seeing how exciting life can be now. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#back #becoming #been #career #coming

I was a good sight reader and I could sing two or three of these jingles a day. An orchestra would come in for half an hour, and then the singers would come in and knock 'em out, and go on to the next one. I was the voice of Budweiser and Almond Joy. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#could #day #go #good #half

It's interesting when you've been a partner with someone for so long. So now to sing solo and starting all over again I am learning that I am more bodacious than I thought. I don't know where it's coming from but I am glad. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#am #been #coming #glad #i

My daughters are here, and that makes me feel good. And with the spirit of Nick Ashford, I think I'll make it through. I have no choice. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#daughters #feel #feel good #good #here

Nobody in my family was musical. I had no idea you could be a songwriter and make a living at it. It was all discovery. It was all just thrown at me. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#discovery #family #had #i #idea

We have been playing to a 70-30 black to white audience. And we are just doing what should come next, trying to attract a larger house, trying to reach an audience that's half black and white. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#audience #been #black #black and white #come

When you're a producer and an artist you're very critical of yourself. I like to produce other people, but I'm not that good at producing myself. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#critical #good #i #like #myself

You know, we have two families: the one we're born into, and the one that we make for ourselves afterwards. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#born #families #into #know #make

A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience. ↗

— Wallis Simpson

#around #challenge #compelling #each #emotionally