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List of Nikki Giovanni Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 194 inspiring quotes by Nikki Giovanni.

About Nikki Giovanni

  • Born: June 7, 1943
  • Occupation: Writer
    • A lot is yet to be enjoyed. i'd like to stomp grapes for wine. go to antarctica. have dinner with venus williams who is the greatest tennis player ever.
    Wine Player Tennis
    I am ever fascinated by the human experience and by, actually, human beings.
    Human Experience Humans Fascinated
    You're only as good as your last book.
    Book Lasts Haircuts
    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 can't let the fact that you do something pretty good take away the joy of it.
    People Joy Needs
    [to write poems] i think it's important to do research, and research mostly is going to come from books, so all of your reading is potentially helpful to your poetry.
    Book Reading Writing
    If i can't do what i want to do, then my job is to not do what i want to do. it's not the same thing, but it's the best thing i can do.
    Jobs Want Best Things
    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 it worth it
    Thinking Typewriters Causes
    Black poetry is not for black people...it is for everybody
    People Black Black People
    Language instruction should start in the first grade. writing, also.
    Writing Firsts Language
    I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching.
    Bird Bird Watching
    Schools should serve breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. no sugared drinks, no fast type food.
    School Snacks Lunch
    School should be eleven months of the year.
    School Years Months
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