It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live.- Nina Simone

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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. — Oscar Wilde

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To rebel or revolt against the status quo is in the very nature of an artist.

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The crypto currency community hasn't decided whether they want to be anarchist rebels or to replace the establishment.

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Love is an endless mystery because there is no reasonable cause that could explain it.

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Tell all my mourners To mourn in red- Cause there ain't no sense In my bein' dead. ― Langston Hughes

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To me, we are the most beautiful creatures in the whole world. Black people. And I mean that in every sense.- Nina Simone

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I am the rebel eternal

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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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Did you know that the human voice is the only pure instrument? That it has notes no other instrument has? It's like being between the keys of a piano. The notes are there, you can sing them, but they can't be found on any instrument. That's like me. I live in between this. I live in both worlds, the black and white world.- Nina Simone

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