I constantly watch 'The Simpsons' and an English cartoon called 'The Raccoons' and 'Gummi Bears.' I was obsessed with ninja films, and… — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
“Really? I'm trying to place you. It seems like we've met before." Did I just issue him a pick up line? Fantastic,… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Nina, before you i never spent the night with women. I had sex and left. I didn't bring them here. They served… — Lauren Dane Copy Share Image
I was really awful at auditions. There's something about sitting down and saying into the camera: 'I'm Nina and this is the… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I knew Stokely [Carmichael] and them, but when you got to that, you saw that Nina Simone started to take up their… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I'm like a middle-aged person; when my friends go on about modern bands, I don't know what they are talking about. I'm… — Georgia May Jagger Copy Share Image
My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal… — Yael Naim Copy Share Image
“I close my eyes and suddenly remember something Nina had told me the night before my first day of middle school: If… — Lynn Weingarten Copy Share Image
I'm one of the only actresses in Los Angeles who has never waited tables - yet - and I'm so terrible at… — Kayla Ewell Copy Share Image
I used to go up to her house. She lived upstate [in New York] and I lived in Manhattan; you're living in… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I prefer her [Nina Simone's] jazz period much more so than her folk period. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I got molly, got mary, got white girl, got Keisha. Used to have Trina but I still got nina. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I mean it’s never a problem making out with Nina Dobrev, I mean that’s always really cool! — Ian Somerhalder Copy Share Image
Ive got a soft spot for really cheesy 1980s ballads by Pat Benatar and Foreigner. When I'm having my make-up put on… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
We always get back to old soul singers like Nina Simone, and how her recordings sound. Also new music like Tobacco, or… — Jose Gonzalez Copy Share Image
I feel like Nina came into my life to help me grow, and since I met her, everything in our careers has… — Amanda Nunes Copy Share Image
“When I had Nina I started calling her my little Sunshine right away 'cause she was the only bright thing in my… — Randolph Randy Camp Copy Share Image
“I'd learned never to be a snob until I got to know a person's worth; and how can you get to know… — Costas Taktsis Copy Share Image
I've always sung. I was really into musical theater when I was growing up. As a kid, I listened to Ella Fitzgerald… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
The artist who gave me the most inspiration and direction, especially as a singer - and I absolutely consider myself a singer,… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
That's one of my favorite songs of all time. It's so beautiful. It's an old song, sung by Nina Simone. This is… — Ellen Page Copy Share Image
I think the important thing to understand first and foremost about Michael Jackson is that he was the international emblem of the… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
I played Nina in 'The Seagull,' and I remember thinking it's incredible to see all the actresses in the past that've played… — Lily James Copy Share Image
“I promise to be the one who makes your days brighter. When the rest of the world can’t or won’t see who… — K.M. Scott Copy Share Image
When ISIS last year called for the destruction of the Yazidi people, President Obama said that would constitute genocide and he ordered… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
I think it's the strength of her music, using art to make a statement. I think it really is. It was not… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I am of the generation of segregation. Black Lives Matter is post. I said today, and I will say all the time,… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
In my last year of drama school, I was Abigail in 'The Crucible' and Nina in 'The Seagull,' and I did some… — Kimberley Nixon Copy Share Image
Once in a rare while, you get to read a story of such breathtaking beauty and intelligence that you remember why you… — Robin Oliveira Copy Share Image
Saying goodbye to Nina is both bittersweet and beautiful. After six-plus years together, the entire cast and crew of The Vampire Diaries… — Julie Plec Copy Share Image
Every time I got drunk, this girl named Nikki would show up. When I got drunk, I was just a different person.… — Lisa Lopes Copy Share Image
I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted… — Nia Long Copy Share Image
Nina Simone's music is incredibly honest. That's like saying, "Why does Jesus' word still stay around?" It's incredibly honest and it's good. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
![“I knew Stokely [Carmichael] and them, but when you got to that, you saw that Nina Simone started to take up their burden. She started to preach for them. She was taking on the burden of "I want to tell the people."” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d59/nikki-giovanni-1757_burden_i-knew-stokely-carmichael-and-them-but-w_1220940.jpg)
![“I used to go up to her house. She lived upstate [in New York] and I lived in Manhattan; you're living in a lot of noise and my career was being built. For me to spend time with Nina [Simone] is to spend a lot of quiet time.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/950/nikki-giovanni-1757_built_i-used-to-go-up-to-her-house-she-lived-u_2078179.jpg)
![“I prefer her [Nina Simone's] jazz period much more so than her folk period.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b5b/nikki-giovanni-1757_folks_i-prefer-her-nina-simone-s-jazz-period-m_2830726.jpg)
![“I think it's the strength of her music, using art to make a statement. I think it really is. It was not a cheap gift. The gift was an expensive gift for Nina [Simone]. Diamonds are expensive. Her music was expensive. She paid for it, but I think it's her greatest gift.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4ce/nikki-giovanni-1757_art_i-think-it-s-the-strength-of-her-music-u_2650526.jpg)
![“I am of the generation of segregation. Black Lives Matter is post. I said today, and I will say all the time, "If Nina [Simone] were here, she'd have her Black Lives Matter [T-shirt] on." I think they're great kids. They don't need me or anybody else to tell them what to do.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/82d/nikki-giovanni-1757_black_i-am-of-the-generation-of-segregation-bl_3088547.jpg)
