Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

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

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

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.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

We love because it's the only true adventure.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

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
Nikki Giovanni

Now, everything I do, I do because I want to. And I believe the best is yet to come.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

Follow your image as far as you can no matter how useless you think it is. Push yourself.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

Poetry and music are very good friends. Like mommies and daddies and strawberries and cream - they go together.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

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

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

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.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to grow again so that you can skin them again.

Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni

I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching.