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Of course, I also gave him the ineffable pleasures of pipe smoking. And no children, because when this character was created I did not yet have the four children I later had. I must add I also gave him a certain taste for food. ↗

— Georges Simenon

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I worship scones and danishes. If I never had another meal, I wouldn't care as long as I could eat pastries and jelly doughnuts. ↗

— Gene Simmons

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I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement. ↗

— Russell Simmons

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I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17. ↗

— Carly Simon

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So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had. ↗

— Carly Simon

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You're lucky you had that when you were 20. I sure didn't. I was overweight, and I had acne. ↗

— Carly Simon

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Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. ↗

— Paul Simon

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I had two different degrees: One in International Relations/Political Science and another degree in Radio and Television Production. ↗

— Hannah Simone

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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

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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

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