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Nikki Giovanni Quotes

Black Americans should be given credit for finding probably the perfect weapon; the weapon of the song. And that song continues. Most holocausts don’t, so they have this bitterness left over. The phenomenon of the world, as far as Black Americans are considered, is that we are not a bitter people Picture Quote #1

You have to use what you have in order to get what you need and the people can not be rich unless somebody is rich. The Hip-Hop generation has carried more people with it than any other enterprise Black Americans have had Picture Quote #1

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 attention. It keeps you from being bored, and I might add it keeps you from being boorish Picture Quote #1

Baseball is already the world’s most tranquil sport. It is probably the only active sport where you are not seriously required to be alive to play Picture Quote #1

I am honest; I try to be truthful. I like people and wish us well. We are not always deserving of our own best wishes Picture Quote #1

Go barefoot and be warm all the time not only when you go to bed and sleep Picture Quote #1

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We need to make sure our children travel to see things. Not necessarily long distances but at least out of the neighborhood. On a train. A boat. An airplane Picture Quote #1

Schools should serve breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. No sugared drinks, no fast type food Picture Quote #1

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 is true for poets and tennis players Picture Quote #1

God knows it’s a sign of a really sick mind to see grown people, adults with responsibilities, wearing class rings Picture Quote #1

We must invest in tomorrow. And pay our teachers for teaching as we pay our coaches for coaching Picture Quote #1

Poems don’t have to rhyme. Poems are about beauty and emotion; in other words poems are about feelings Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Writers ... I think ... live on that fine line between insanity and genius Picture Quote #1

I was responding to one thing for the woman I knew, and there’s another thing for what did she give, right. She [Nina Simone] was a great teacher Picture Quote #1

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying Picture Quote #1

For most of my life, I've thought of myself as pretty cool Picture Quote #1

I appreciate and enjoy my age Picture Quote #1

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Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste Picture Quote #1

If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else Picture Quote #1

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts Picture Quote #1

Sacred cows make very poor gladiators Picture Quote #1

There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave Picture Quote #1

We eat up artists like there's going to be a famine at the end Picture Quote #1

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We love because it's the only true adventure Picture Quote #1

White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus Picture Quote #1

You must invent your own games and teach us old ones how to play Picture Quote #1

In the name of peace they waged the wars ain't they got no shame Picture Quote #1

Educational progress is a national concern; education is a private one Picture Quote #1

Life is a process where people mix and match, fall apart and come back together Picture Quote #1

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Black Americans should be given credit for finding probably the perfect weapon; the weapon of the song. And that song continues. Most holocausts don’t, so they have this bitterness left over. The phenomenon of the world, as far as Black Americans are considered, is that we are not a bitter people (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) You have to use what you have in order to get what you need and the people can not be rich unless somebody is rich. The Hip-Hop generation has carried more people with it than any other enterprise Black Americans have had (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) 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 attention. It keeps you from being bored, and I might add it keeps you from being boorish (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Baseball is already the world’s most tranquil sport. It is probably the only active sport where you are not seriously required to be alive to play. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) I am honest; I try to be truthful. I like people and wish us well. We are not always deserving of our own best wishes. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Go barefoot and be warm all the time not only when you go to bed and sleep (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) We need to make sure our children travel to see things. Not necessarily long distances but at least out of the neighborhood. On a train. A boat. An airplane. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Schools should serve breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. No sugared drinks, no fast type food. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) 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 is true for poets and tennis players. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) God knows it’s a sign of a really sick mind to see grown people, adults with responsibilities, wearing class rings. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) We must invest in tomorrow. And pay our teachers for teaching as we pay our coaches for coaching. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Poems don’t have to rhyme. Poems are about beauty and emotion; in other words poems are about feelings. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) 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. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Writers ... I think ... live on that fine line between insanity and genius ... (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) I was responding to one thing for the woman I knew, and there’s another thing for what did she give, right. She [Nina Simone] was a great teacher. (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) For most of my life, I've thought of myself as pretty cool (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) I appreciate and enjoy my age (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Sacred cows make very poor gladiators (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) We eat up artists like there's going to be a famine at the end (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) We love because it's the only true adventure (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) You must invent your own games and teach us old ones how to play (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) In the name of peace they waged the wars ain't they got no shame (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Educational progress is a national concern; education is a private one (Nikki Giovanni Quotes) Life is a process where people mix and match, fall apart and come back together (Nikki Giovanni Quotes)

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