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Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. ↗

— Publilius Syrus

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When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks and choosing the musicians, partly because a great deal of the time during Bridge, Artie wasn't there. ↗

— Paul Simon

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The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose. ↗

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

— Nina Simone

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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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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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I'm very passionate about philosophy and religion. ↗

— Helen Slater

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I don't really mind what people say about my love life or anything like that, but the one thing is that, yes, I do sing and write all my own music. That is something that I hold really dear. And yeah, I made a fool of myself in front of the world, but it was also great to pick myself back up and go on tour. ↗

— Ashlee Simpson

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