Bird Quote by Nikki Giovanni

“If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice.”

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I just think she was a wonderful woman. What I think of when I think of Nina [Simone] is someone that I could relate…

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It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me.

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I am ever fascinated by the human experience and by, actually, human beings.

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You do what you can with what you have. You have to work the edges whatever they are. The main thing is keeping your…

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Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

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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-

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ever been kidnapped by a poet if i were a poet i'd kidnap you put you in my phrases and meter....

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We love because it's the only true adventure.

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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…

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[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…

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daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and i told him i’m gonna beat out my own rhythm

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We eat up artists like there's going to be a famine at the end.

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