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title: "1 Share Happiness Quotes By Nikki Giovanni"
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> [There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world I do think it's not asking too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/there-is-always-something-to-do-there-are-hungry-people-to-feed-naked/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

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## More by Nikki Giovanni

> [ I just think she was a wonderful woman. What I think of when I think of Nina \[Simone\] is someone that I could relate… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/i-just-think-she-was-a-wonderful-woman-what-i-think-of-when-i-think/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/it-s-really-just-interesting-to-ask-why-not-and-see-where-that-takes/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [I am ever fascinated by the human experience and by, actually, human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/i-am-ever-fascinated-by-the-human-experience-and-by-actually-human/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [You do what you can with what you have. You have to work the edges whatever they are. The main thing is keeping your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/you-do-what-you-can-with-what-you-have-you-have-to-work-the-edges/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/mistakes-are-a-fact-of-life-it-is-the-response-to-the-error-that/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [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-](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/i-ve-not-learned-the-acceptable-way-of-saying-you-fascinate-me-i-ve/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [ever been kidnapped by a poet if i were a poet i'd kidnap you put you in my phrases and meter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/ever-been-kidnapped-by-a-poet-if-i-were-a-poet-i-d-kidnap-you-put-you/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [We love because it's the only true adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/we-love-because-it-s-the-only-true-adventure/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/young-people-coming-up-who-are-having-difficulty-with-their-so-called/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [ \[To become a poet\] The most important thing is to pay attention. The next would probably be to read; it's so important to pay… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/to-become-a-poet-the-most-important-thing-is-to-pay-attention-the/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and i told him i’m gonna beat out my own rhythm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/daddy-says-the-world-is-a-drum-tight-and-hard-and-i-told-him-i-m/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [We eat up artists like there's going to be a famine at the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/we-eat-up-artists-like-there-s-going-to-be-a-famine-at-the-end/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [Life is a process where people mix and match, fall apart and come back together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/life-is-a-process-where-people-mix-and-match-fall-apart-and-come-back/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [The trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans. I say, the trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/the-trip-to-mars-can-only-be-understood-through-black-americans-i-say/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

> [War is not a jobs program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-giovanni/war-is-not-a-jobs-program/)

[Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-giovanni/)

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