Nina Simone Quotes

Whatever may be thought of my art, it is my own; and I would rather possess a freehold, though but a cottage, than live in a palace belonging to another.

Just knowing you're putting something out there that could take on a greater life - that's our sweet spot. That's what we try to do.

Dreams cannot be tamed. Dreamers cannot be ruled.

I don't want to play out of another man's bag.

My thing is: stay creative. And just because somebody starts to pay you, that don't mean all your creativity goes to that, and you don't save none for yourself to be able to do other, bigger and better things and still follow your dreams even if you start off inside of a box.

I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.

To the extent that independent means you're willing to attempt to put your own ideas, personality, and commitment to the material on screen, then of course I hope I'm independent until the day I die.

I made a statement all my own.

No man was ever great by imitation.

I just like doing things from my own head.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

I write my own tweets.

Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision.

I'm not following anybody's tracks, I'm making my own baby.

I'm very big on doing my own thing.

No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing.

You need a strong sense of 'otherness' to be able to create in your life.

The educator should do anything but advise the child to do what everybody does. He should rather rejoice when he sees in the child tendencies to deviation.

Work out of your work. Don't work out of anybody else's work.

I was always a rebel in the sense that I always wanted to go my own road and do something that nobody else has done.

I've always had a love for making things my own.

I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.

I like to do things that I develop from the ground up.

When you don't dress like everybody else, you don't have to think like everybody else.

I think as long as you're being creative and finding your own work interesting, that's all that matters.