Best Nikki Giovanni Sayings
- We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained. Believe
- Poetry and music are very good friends. Like mommies and daddies and strawberries and cream - they go together. Cream
- 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… Ask
- If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice. Bird
- If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it. Good
- Hip-hop is a cultural expression - it's embracing. Cultural
- There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave. Likeable
- 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… Die
- Favorite poems are like favorite children. We definitely have them but we never tell as the others would have their feelings hurt. Children
- I think one of the nicest things that we created as a generation was just the fact that we could say, 'Hey, I don't like… Created
- You must invent your own games and teach us old ones how to play. Aging
- I am proud of the hip hop generation. They are good business people and, actually, good people. Actually Good
- Sacred cows make very poor gladiators. Cows
- The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader. Always Overcomes
- We believe 'Peter Rabbit' because Beatrix Potter believes it. You have to. Beatrix
- I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I earned my allowance… Allowance
- The poet Melvin B. Tolson once said, 'A civilization is judged only in its decline.' That made sense to me. I would imagine the same… Civilization
- 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… Always Something
- I always loved English because whatever human beings are, we are storytellers. It is our stories that give a light to the future. When I… Always Loved
- 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… Anyone
- I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops. Alike
- the world is not a pleasant place to be without someone to hold and be held by. Held
- Don't want to be near you for the thoughts we share but the words we never have to speak. African American
- 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. Book
- Floating to shore...riding a low moon...on a slow cloud. Cloud
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