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I'll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!
NINA SIMONE

The worst thing about that kind of prejudice... is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the re...
NINA SIMONE

Did you know that the human voice is the only pure instrument? That it has notes no other instrument...
NINA SIMONE

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
NINA SIMONE

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play b...
NINA SIMONE

I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now...
NINA SIMONE

I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the worl...
NINA SIMONE

Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life ...
NINA SIMONE

This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bough...
NINA SIMONE

What I was interested in was conveying an emotional message, which means using everything you've...
NINA SIMONE

You get racism crossing the street; it's in the very fabric of American society.
NINA SIMONE

I'm not a blues singer, I'm a diva.
NINA SIMONE

Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can...
NINA SIMONE

I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. I want to own it and le...
NINA SIMONE

Sometimes I sound like gravel, and sometimes I sound like coffee and cream.
NINA SIMONE

When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and ...
NINA SIMONE

The protest years were over, not just for me but for a whole generation, and in music, just like in ...
NINA SIMONE

I'm a real rebel with a cause.
NINA SIMONE

Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking. . . . the new in...
NINA SIMONE

I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
NINA SIMONE

I am particular about the seating of the audience-also about how much money they pay-but most of all...
NINA SIMONE

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
NINA SIMONE

I only knew classical music, which to me was the only true music. The only way I could survive at th...
NINA SIMONE

You've got to learn to leave the table
When love's no longer being served".
NINA SIMONE

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
NINA SIMONE

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 do not believe in mixing of the races. You can quote me. I don't believe in it, and I never have. ...
NINA SIMONE

It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live.
NINA SIMONE

I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rappin...
NINA SIMONE

I think that the artists who don't get involved in preaching messages probably are happier - but...
NINA SIMONE

I want to shake people up so bad, that when they leave a nightclub where I've performed, I just ...
NINA SIMONE

I'm a real rebel with a cause.
NINA SIMONE

I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
NINA SIMONE

As a political weapon, it has helped me for 30 years defend the rights of American blacks and third-...
NINA SIMONE

Sometimes I sound like gravel and sometimes I sound like coffee and cream.
NINA SIMONE

Cause your mama's name was lonely, and your daddy's name was pain. And they called you little sorrow...
NINA SIMONE After misery follow, or are at least promised to in the unwritten manuscripts of Gods, great things....
NINA - As long as karma exists, the world changes. There will always be karma to be taken care of.
NINA HAGEN

Great leaders don't rush to blame. They instinctively look for solutions.
NINA EASTON

My six favorite textures for fall and winter are leather, fur, tweed, mohair, velvet and wool. I lov...
NINA GARCIA

'Style Strategy' is about shopping smart, staying chic and making it all last. It's abou...
NINA GARCIA

Don't be afraid to mix things up by pairing a military-style jacket with a velvet skirt, vintage...
NINA GARCIA

The 'Degrassi' producers were very supportive. They sent me flowers when I got 'The Vamp...
NINA DOBREV

My style is about making things last forever. When you're on a budget, it can be daunting to spe...
NINA GARCIA I met Richard Burton, an RAF cadet on a two-term course. I would have flirted more enthusiastically ...
NINA BAWDEN

Don't get me wrong, I love a good cardigan too, but a jacket - especially one with sharp shoulde...
NINA GARCIA I grew up on a suburban street with lace curtains and dull neighbours, so I made up stories to tell ...
NINA BAWDEN

Whenever I'm on a book tour, one of the questions I always get asked is what to wear to various ...
NINA GARCIA I was traveling on our tour bus through Europe and I was thinking I want to have long blonde hair.
NINA HAGEN I think I've got it pretty easy compared with somebody who works at a desk nine to five. I'm...
NINA CONTI

We all get a little rush of excitement at the prospect of buying a brand-new outfit for a first date...
NINA GARCIA

The best listeners listen between the lines.
NINA MALKIN

I don't want to hurt you or anybody so please forget about me. Just try. Find yourself a better frie...
NINA LACOUR

My room is so quiet and empty it hurts.
NINA LACOUR I had learnt to seek intensitymore of life, a concentrated sense of life.
NINA BERBEROVA There's almost no food that isn't genetically modified. Genetic modification is the basis of...
NINA FEDOROFF

Cole Haan is like high fashion Nike, so you feel like you're wearing Nike shoes, but you're ...
NINA DOBREV

Whether it's a bright shoe or a clutch or a lipstick, I've had a lot of fun using color cont...
NINA DOBREV

I'm all about the high heel; I think it's the sexiest accessory ever made, including lingeri...
NINA GARCIA

The pact creating a North American free-trade zone was President Bill Clinton's signature accomp...
NINA EASTON

Nothing is more alluring to a man than a woman who looks good in her jeans.
NINA GARCIA I know what's best for me, and I want to do things my way. So, now I listen to my inner voice an...
NINA HAGEN

Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun.
NINA DOBREV

I am a fan of the vampire shows, especially 'True Blood.' I'm obsessed with it. I got to...
NINA DOBREV

Running is my solo time; working my muscles outside in fresh air is therapeutic.
NINA DOBREV

People aren't defined by their relationship. The whole point is being true to yourself and not l...
NINA DOBREV

The 'Degrassi' producers were very supportive. They sent me flowers when I got 'The Vamp...
NINA DOBREV

I like to keep some things to myself, because its called a private life, not public.
NINA DOBREV

Every woman wants and needs different things. It's always best when you're honest and you sp...
NINA DOBREV

I think you have to draw from any character and bring it to yourself as much as possible.
NINA DOBREV

If I feel confident wearing something, I think it translates in photographs. It changes my demeanor ...
NINA DOBREV

In my day-to-day life, I'm kind of a tomboy. I like being comfortable.
NINA DOBREV

I've realized skinny isn't necessarily attractive. Guys like girls with curves.
NINA DOBREV

After going to Australia, it's hard to go anywhere after that. I want to move there. I'm obs...
NINA DOBREV

I read the 'Twilight' books before the movie and the whole craze happened. And then I loved ...
NINA DOBREV

I've reached a point where I'm comfortable in my own skin, and I do what I need to do, to fe...
NINA DOBREV

I don't like any kind of negativity. I try to be good to everyone, whether it's a love, a fr...
NINA DOBREV

I love yoga because it's very calming for your body and your spirit. It gives you that meditativ...
NINA DOBREV

Part of life and part of the enjoyment of life is a croissant and a chocolate cake and eggs and milk...
NINA DOBREV

My whole mentality is that I eat what I want within moderation, and I have a little bit of everythin...
NINA DOBREV My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean.
NINA ARIANDA

To avoid becoming chronically unemployed, people need more than platitudes offering sympathy. Career...
NINA EASTON

Ralph Reed is deeply ambitious and always was so. There was a time when he... in one of my interview...
NINA EASTON

I'm like the female version of George Clooney in 'Up in the Air.' I have to have an eye ...
NINA DOBREV

Many of my friends and colleagues are in the public eye, so they have to pay close attention to what...
NINA GARCIA

Sea World's killer whale collection needs constant replenishing. The average life span of the an...
NINA EASTON The train we had so confidently boarded had been speeding at almost 100 miles an hour and it had der...
NINA BAWDEN One of the really remarkably beneficial aspects of genetic engineering is that much of the previous ...
NINA FEDOROFF

I could be a yoga instructor. I'm not certified, but I could do it. Once I did a class where the...
NINA DOBREV

He wipes tears off my face and then snot. He uses his hands. He loves me that much.
NINA LACOUR

I really want to be associated with great projects and character driven projects and films. I have t...
NINA DOBREV There's as much great authorship in the filmmaker community as in the literary community, and I&...
NINA JACOBSON

If you look back in history of the women who are most memorable and most stylish, they were never th...
NINA GARCIA

You either have chemistry or you don't, but a lot of what attracts me is a guy's mind and hu...
NINA DOBREV

Shamu the killer whale is Sea World's Mickey Mouse; whales named Shamu are the star attractions ...
NINA EASTON I got last-minute rush seats to Baz Luhrmann's 'Boheme,' and my favorite singer, Ekateri...
NINA ARIANDA

Over the holidays is when I have the most occasions to cook and bake.
NINA DOBREV

I have a giant baking book, so I close my eyes and pick a random page. Whatever it is, I try to bake...
NINA DOBREV

I mean everybody's got ex-boyfriends and girlfriends. Everybody's got baggage.
NINA DOBREV

One of the most magical places on Earth is a small island in the Caribbean called Mustique. With bri...
NINA GARCIA I never have a bad night, bad day, bad moment.
NINA HAGEN

There's just something about vampires that's sexy. It's the same reason why women go for...
NINA DOBREV I am like the little rock n' roll backseat driver.
NINA BLACKWOOD

When I visited the Water Institute's Baton Rouge offices overlooking the Mississippi River, I co...
NINA EASTON Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but...
NINA FEDOROFF

Like most people, I've grown a lot more sophisticated in my style choices. I know myself and wha...
NINA GARCIA The character of the monkey just grew from something out of his face and my granddad's personali...
NINA CONTI

Looking back on high school, I just remember specific scenarios and thinking, wow, that was such a b...
NINA DOBREV

Girls' weekend with the 'Vampire Diaries' girls has become a big deal! It's our qual...
NINA DOBREV

I'm a big believer that accessories can make or break a look.
NINA GARCIA When you lose someone, you get used to living day to day without them. But you’ll never get used t...
NINA GUILBEAU

There used to be days that I thought I was okay, or at least that I was going to be. We'd be hanging...
NINA LACOUR

I imagine what would happen if everyone turned their regrets into wishes, went around shouting them.
NINA LACOUR

And I want to tell you about everything but I can't because I couldn't stand for you to have that lo...
NINA LACOUR

You might be looking for reasons but there are no reasons.
NINA LACOUR

There are so many things that I want so badly to tell you but I just can't.
NINA LACOUR

I'd love to hear what confident, intelligent women in the industry have to say: Rachel McAdams, ...
NINA DOBREV My dad is a much more flamboyant character than I am. I think that's why I couldn't see myse...
NINA CONTI

Anyone who has been around Washington politics long enough can't avoid this truism: Election-yea...
NINA EASTON

It isn't the happy ending Ingrid and I had dreamed up, but it's all a part of what I'm working throu...
NINA LACOUR Going to the theater or having the honor of performing in theater reminds you of your humanity in a ...
NINA ARIANDA

Trying to decipher where President Obama really stands on free trade can be like trying to trace the...
NINA EASTON I am a curious person and, believe it or not, I really do like to sit back and listen to people'...
NINA BLACKWOOD I don't know how you overcome the dearth of scientists in the government positions.
NINA FEDOROFF We have domesticated crops over a very long period of time, like tens of thousands of years. And cro...
NINA FEDOROFF

When we do get a little time off, I tend to watch movies, go to dinners, and keep it low-key.
NINA DOBREV Sometimes it's not about your opinion; it's about what's right...and knowing the difference.
NINA GUILBEAU You look like a lesbian artist fairy.
LACOUR NINA In many places in the developed world, we eat or waste probably twice as many food calories as we re...
NINA FEDOROFF Suzanne Collins, it was such a big thing for me to make the handshake with her and to say, 'You ...
NINA JACOBSON In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evo...
NINA FEDOROFF

Jobless workers, especially those out of work for months and years, don't have the skills to mul...
NINA EASTON

We love films because they makes us feel something. They speak to our desires, which are never small...
NINA LACOUR

Unless engineers can stop southern Louisiana from sinking into the Gulf - the Mississippi Delta is t...
NINA EASTON

I have a flat tummy, but I'm not rock hard. If I'm going to be in a bikini, I'll train m...
NINA DOBREV

The centerpiece of Obamanomics - raising taxes on high earners and investors and lowering them on th...
NINA EASTON

A man in a suit looking put together and dapper is very attractive, but I also kind of like the I-ju...
NINA DOBREV

It's interesting because we live in a country where the obesity is so enormous. And then the ref...
NINA GARCIA I sing about UFOs and extraterrestrials, and so I designed a UFO fashion. It includes science-fictio...
NINA HAGEN

It's refreshing to see a woman who can artfully weave her individuality into an otherwise safe e...
NINA GARCIA I've had a very supportive mother my entire life, so I've had strong women around me.
NINA ARIANDA

'George' exploits John Kennedy Jr.'s cult of celebrity at a time when Americans are hung...
NINA EASTON It's sad, the lottery. Good projects get funded by it, but there's an air of desperation abo...
NINA CONTI

Invest in a couple of really good things - a great, classic coat; a good pair of shoes; and a timele...
NINA GARCIA Margaret Thatcher was in my year, and our first-year college photograph shows us standing side by si...
NINA BAWDEN

Starving to be skinny isn't my thing. When I don't eat, it affects my mood! On-set, I fuel u...
NINA DOBREV

We know this much about how Barack Obama plans to govern: He will deploy the fattest checkbook ever ...
NINA EASTON

One of my most vivid memories from 1974 was the gas station at the foot of the hill below my Souther...
NINA EASTON India has the opportunity to be a leader in genetic engineering, It has institutions that no other c...
NINA FEDOROFF I hope in my books I help children to see their strengths, and show them I have some idea of what th...
NINA BAWDEN The thing that they were more freaked out was that I had done a spread for Playboy years before, and...
NINA BLACKWOOD

If you like Obama, if you like a Washington that offers free stuff and taxing the rich, that's w...
NINA EASTON The hardest and worst interview that I have ever done was with Frank Zappa.
NINA BLACKWOOD

Scratch the surface at conservative think tanks and universities that house free-market economists, ...
NINA EASTON When I worked for Entertainment Tonight I got to emcee Paul McCartney's press conference.
NINA BLACKWOOD You're both human and prone to error. Instead of focusing on what you do wrong, focus on what's righ...
NINA ATWOOD The idea that couples that play together stay together is very true. Like all good things, it takes ...
NINA ATWOOD Stay focused on self-direction and personal growth and away from finger-pointing. The behavior of lo...
NINA ATWOOD Couples need to let go of the notion that something's wrong if you're not enraptured with each other...
NINA ATWOOD I don't want to accept it because it's ridiculous to lose to someone like that. It was all on us. We...
NINA ALIMPIC It was just a hard match to lose. Last year was good because we knew we had (this) year. This year, ...
NINA ALIMPIC If it's not going right, we just stayed quiet. We wormed our way into their heads and sort of messed...
NINA ALIMPIC It seemed to work for her, not for me if I talk.
NINA ALIMPIC It was hers from the beginning. I'm not going to lie. In the first, it was hot, it was clay. I was m...
NINA ALIMPIC I had to win. I started killing the ball, hitting it hard instead of playing safe.
NINA ALIMPIC You have to go and fight for every tenth of a point. If you fall, you have to finish. You have to st...
NINA SCHUBERT When I ran for the (Arizona) Corporation Commission last year, I won all six wards, including the Ea...
NINA TRASOFF I was cleaning out the pigsty at a farm in Wales, where my mother had rented a room, when the result...
NINA BAWDEN

Actually... I'm starting a new thing and rebelling against ridiculously high heels. It's inh...
NINA DOBREV

Serving jury duty is a fascinating little slice of life, with its motley crew of personalities.
NINA GARCIA I like my squishy, red, high-heeled Vivienne Westwood jelly shoes. They make you seem like you'r...
NINA CONTI

I went on a date once with a police officer, unbeknownst to me. I thought he was a regular guy. And ...
NINA DOBREV

Fame legitimizes. Being conspicuous gets confused with being illustrious.
NINA EASTON Acting is seductive. It looks so much fun. I did dally with other things. I did pupillage in a law f...
NINA CONTI

I have one mascara that I use religiously, and I refuse to try anything else, and if they discontinu...
NINA DOBREV I dislike the word 'victim.' I dislike being told that I 'lost' my husband - as if I...
NINA BAWDEN Even when we do not actively participate in our destiny, we are still on a chosen path. Life has a w...
NINA GUILBEAU

Globalization is stirring widespread economic anxiety, and middle class incomes have stagnated while...
NINA EASTON The bosoms may not heave as much. There's a lot of hyperbole and there's a lot of melodrama. I think...
NINA TASSLER The bosoms may not heave as much.
NINA TASSLER

I'm very classic and structural. I love clean lines and interesting, modern details. But I'm...
NINA GARCIA

I'm kind of a globetrotter. I've been traveling since I was born and living in different loc...
NINA DOBREV

The fierce battles between New Democrat centrists and old-style liberals that defined the Democratic...
NINA EASTON

...I think that people who make judgements about other people they don't even know are shallow, and ...
NINA LACOUR

Events like Hurricane Katrina and the Minnesota bridge collapse suggest a national infrastructure th...
NINA EASTON

Main Street versus Wall Street was the 2008 economic mantra of Democrat Barack Obama.
NINA EASTON I have a wish for world peace and the truth. I would like to see a society that will bring happiness...
NINA HAGEN When I was a kid, my daily routine was playing make-believe, and I kind of created these stories thr...
NINA ARIANDA What was it Isak Dinesen had said about salt as a cure? Tears, sweat, or the sea. She could use a cu...
NINA POST Everything was to be experienced at the highest pitch of passion and life. To expect something great...
NINA GEORGE

Your company is probably going to get hacked. The velocity and complexity of hacking attempts has sk...
NINA EASTON The heyday of video music was the mid 80's.
NINA BLACKWOOD This summer, we really did not discuss team goal-setting officially. We haven't talked about it yet ...
NINA NORMAN Everyone keeps telling me that time heals all wounds, but no one can tell me what I’m supposed to ...
NINA GUILBEAU I was a hostess, I sold shoes, but I don't function well in jobs that don't have to do with ...
NINA ARIANDA The murder of my husband by the railways has altered the way I think about everything. I had always ...
NINA BAWDEN Often it’s not we who shape words, but the words we use that shape us.
NINA GEORGE I meet many people, I talk with them, like a TV show host. I show what's going on with Greenpeac...
NINA HAGEN

I'll admit it, the grunge trend doesn't really speak to me. I get why other people like it, ...
NINA GARCIA She'll be your dance partner, Jordan"
"Her? She's much too good. I'm scared!"
"Remember th...
NINA GEORGE

When I'm on that stage, I assume honor. I assume compensation, and I should.

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