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I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives. ↗

— Paul Simon

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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

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An educated man is thoroughly inoculated against humbug, thinks for himself and tries to give his thoughts, in speech or on paper, some style. ↗

— Alan K. Simpson

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Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him, but his essential nature is defined by qualities found nowhere else, not by those he has in common with apes, fishes, trees, fire, or anything other than himself. ↗

— George G. Simpson

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My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad. That's his job, you know, to take care of me. He has my best interests at heart. ↗

— Jessica Simpson

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If I know that I shall be as an angel, and more; if I shall behold all God has made; if he shall own me for his son and exalt me to honor in his presence, I shall not fear to die, nor shall I dread the grave where Christ once lay. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

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Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

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Of history, how little do we know by personal contact; we have lived a few years, seen a few men, witnessed some important events; but what are these in the whole sum of the world's past. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

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We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

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What happens in the music business is that if you step out of your little spot to do something else, the sand falls right into where you stood and you're gone, you're history. ↗

— Nancy Sinatra

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