Nikki Giovanni quotes

A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it. (Nikki Giovanni)
Follow your image as far as you can no matter how useless you think it is. Push yourself. View quote
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Poetry and music are very good friends. Like mommies and daddies and strawberries and cream - they go together. View quote
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We believe 'Peter Rabbit' because Beatrix Potter believes it. You have to. View quote
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Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste. View quote
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Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts. View quote
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I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try. View quote
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If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else. View quote
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We love because it's the only true adventure. View quote
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A lot of people refuse to do things because they don't want to go naked, don't want to go without guarantee. But that's what's got to happen. You go naked until you die. View quote
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Nothing is easy to the unwilling. (Nikki Giovanni)
Black love is black wealth. View quote
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the world is not a pleasant place to be without someone to hold and be held by. View quote
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I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy. View quote
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Don't want to be near you for the thoughts we share but the words we never have to speak. View quote
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I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops. View quote
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and sometimes I sit down at my typewriter and I think not of someone cause there isn't anyone to think about and i wonder is it worth it. View quote
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I am so hip even my errors are correct. View quote
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Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way. View quote
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And you will understand all too soon That you, my children of battle, are your heroes. View quote
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Now, everything I do, I do because I want to. And I believe the best is yet to come. (Nikki Giovanni)
Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying. View quote
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We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained. View quote
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I am totally fascinated by people and our history as I understand and continue to explore it. People have so much to give and so far to go and yet we have given and gone a great distance. It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me. View quote
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White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus. View quote
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