#si

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. ↗

— Nina Simone

#first #first love #give #give me #him

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top. ↗

— O. J. Simpson

#complete #day #excuses #making #responsibility

How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony. ↗

— Paul Simon

#harmony #how #much #sing #thirds

Laine had been very proud of herself last night. Nicholas had talked about ghosts and magic and woven a bit of a spell himself. He'd sounded so convincing, so logical, so sad, that she'd found herself wanting to believe him. But testing prods at his argument had made him angry, and long years with Gavin had taught her that angry, defensive people shared the lousy habit of being wrong. ↗

— Stephen M. Irwin

#charisma #conning #defensiveness #pride #supernatural

We were always able to sing and blend well together; that's our gift. But aside from that, we're really two different guys. ↗

— Paul Simon

#always #aside #blend #different #gift

Productivity and the growth of productivity must be the first economic consideration at all times, not the last. That is the source of technological innovation, jobs, and wealth. ↗

— William E. Simon

#consideration #economic #first #growth #innovation

The university awarded me my degree, but can something that’s basically worthless be properly called an award?
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— Jarod Kintz

#college #degree #fraud #funny #humor

I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping. ↗

— Nina Simone

#i #just #like #music #rap

I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I'm not going. ↗

— Nina Simone

#going #i #i think #important #more

I consider abortion to be a deeply personal and intimate issue for women and I don't believe male legislators should even vote on the issue. ↗

— Alan K. Simpson

#believe #consider #deeply #even #i