Quotes by Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

[My] Books are like puppies and children: you love each one for different reasons. I don’t actually have a favorite because, if I were honest, I’m always more excited about what is coming.

Book

Children

Different

[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.

Bored

Important

[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

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.

Player

Tennis

Wine

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 to happen. You go naked until you die.

Inspiring

People

Reality

A lot of people refuse to do things because they don’t want to go naked… . We as black people, we as people, we as the human species have got to get used to the fact we’re not going to be right most of the time, not even when our intentions are good. We’ve got to go naked and see what happens.

Black

Naked

People

A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you’re in and take advantage of it.

People

Transition

World

A white face goes with a white mind. Occasionally a black face goes with a white mind. Very seldom a white face will have a black mind.

Black

Mind

White

All systems require myths for their longevity.

Longevity

Myth

America may not be the best nation on earth, but it has conceived loftier ideals and dreamed higher dreams than any other nation. America is a heterogeneous nation of many different people of different races, religions, and creeds. Should this experiment go forth and prosper, we will have offered humans a new way to look at life; should it fail, we will simply go the way of all failed civilizations.

Civilization

Dream

Race

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Accidents

Adventure

Advice

African American

Age

Aging

Air

Airplane

America

Anger

Answers

Appreciate

Architecture

Art

Artist

Attention

Attitude

Balance

Baseball

Bass

Battle

Be Kind

Beats

Beauty

Bed

Being In Love

Being Yourself

Believe

Best Is Yet To Come

Best Things

Best Wishes

Bird

Bird Watching

Black

Black Love

Black People

Black Women

Block

Book

Bored

Boring

Boys

Brave

Bridges

Brilliant

Burn Out

Car

Careers

Causes

Change

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Quotes by Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

[My] Books are like puppies and children: you love each one for different reasons. I don’t actually have a favorite because, if I were honest, I’m always more excited about what is coming.

[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.

[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.

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.

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 to happen. You go naked until you die.

A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you’re in and take advantage of it.

A white face goes with a white mind. Occasionally a black face goes with a white mind. Very seldom a white face will have a black mind.

All systems require myths for their longevity.

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