Nina Simone Quotes

I just try to live my life and do my thing.

I love to reinvent myself, and that's because I am a very free person. I do what I feel, and I love who I am.

My life choices are not supposed to be the gateway to somebody else's. That's my journey.

I just live my life.

Sometimes you want to make your own experiences.

I just love the idea of going into a room and creating something by myself.

I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.

I never wanted to be like anyone growing up. It's always been about the enjoyment, and I've just never wanted to imitate anyone.

It's cool to step away for a second and be my own person other than just somebody in a known family.

When my divorce came through, it was like being let out of a cage because I hadn't been true to myself before; I was being something that was expected of me.

I've always wanted to be my own person. Even when I was 'Noah who rode horses,' I wanted to be Noah Cyrus, not anyone else or a family member.

I just want to find my individuality.

I love being my mother's daughter, and it's something I always will be, but now I get to be just Billie.

Every single morning you wake up with the opportunity to be yourself, or be the idea of someone else. For me it is all about... my favourite mantra is: "You do you. I do me. They do they."

Wait, I'm deciding to be my own individual self. And it looks nothing like what anyone else is doing.

Every day I meet people who have so much to give but have been...frighten ed enough to hold it back. It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. You have brilliance in you, your contribution is essential, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do it, and you must.

First and foremost, you do not have to live up to or emulate the lives of any of your predecessors. But at the very least, you should know about them. You will have your own life, interests, and ideas of what you want or do not want in life. Do what you enjoy doing. Be honest with yourself and others. Don't think of satisfying anyone: your elders, peers, government, religion, or children who will come after you. Develop meaningful ideals, and become conscious of others, their existence, and their lives.

People need space to air out their thoughts, to have a sense of themselves - unfettered by anything.

If you live your life only following the path you think is approved or acceptable, or the one you think is expected of you, you’ll be making a huge mistake. Not a single successful person… has ever done great things because they played it safe. You’ve got to be true to yourself.

Life is about recapturing lost freedoms.

You must suffer me to go my own dark way.

Like my freedom. If I feel like I'm being controlled, I get crazy. Because I know I made it this far by following my intuition. I think people like who I am, and I like who I am, and I want to be a better version of myself every single day. So stop controlling me!

Focus on yourself -- do what you want, when you want, without having to consider anyone else's agenda.

I am not just my hair; I proved to myself that I am a cast of characters. I'm feeling freer to venture out of the 'look' people know me for.