I am proud of the hip hop generation. They are good business people and, actually, good people. It's strange that the only… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I think that too many strangers were in her [Nina Simone's] life, and not enough people that she knew and loved. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Storytelling is how history is passed. It's what our ancestors did, it's what everybody's done. It has to come back into a… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Black Americans should be given credit for finding probably the perfect weapon; the weapon of the song. And that song continues. Most… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I am a big fan of the electronic book. I hate to see the old bookstores close, but they have to reinvent… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
It's not a ladder we're climbing, it's literature we're producing. . . . We cannot possibly leave it to history as a… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
We [Black people] have always used our creativity to battle and we're not the only ones. Black Americans are certainly leaders in… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I just think she was a wonderful woman. What I think of when I think of Nina [Simone] is someone that I could relate… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I am ever fascinated by the human experience and by, actually, human beings. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
You do what you can with what you have. You have to work the edges whatever they are. The main thing is keeping your… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I’ve not learned the acceptable way of saying you fascinate me...I’ve not even learned how to say I like you without frightening people away- — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
ever been kidnapped by a poet if i were a poet i'd kidnap you put you in my phrases and meter.... — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Young people coming up who are having difficulty with their so-called celebrity need to get back into their lives. It's your life and you… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
[To become a poet] The most important thing is to pay attention. The next would probably be to read; it's so important to pay… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and i told him i’m gonna beat out my own rhythm — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
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