Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes
No one needs to teach you to be mean; we need to be taught to be kind.

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Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them.
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Rock music is not meant to be perfect.
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I'm not an ultra-libertarian who thinks there shouldn't be insider-trading laws at all.
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Serbia did not want to recognize our country in a peaceful way, so that is why they wanted to destroy us. All our efforts to find a peaceful solution were impossible. In order to save the people, NATO had to intervene.
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I'm still dreaming to be the next Missy Elliott.
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I no longer limit myself.
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I don't go to any sexy places to eat where they give you half a lamb chop and one bean. I like going, 'Uhhh, I'm done' when I eat.
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I seriously do not think Nirvana is grunge.
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When you're 16, the top of the world is directing a gangster movie.
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The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.
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But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United States but also to Pakistan, who realized that after what has happened on the 11th of September, it was simply impossible to continue to play those games in Afghanistan.
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Time is important to me because I want to sing long enough to leave a message. I'm used to singing in churches where nobody would dare stop me until the Lord arrives!
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Fighting bitterness can be a full-time job.
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Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.
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People will see me at Chelsea the way I am and judge me the way they want to.
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In 'The Founders,' his new book about top charter schools, Richard Whitmire traces both the 'revolution' these schools brought about in many American cities as well as a parallel phenomenon, 'the charter pushback campaigns.'
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The land and the ocean are living, breathing entities that supported us, clothed us, fed us, and nurtured our culture from time immemorial.
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I'm usually cast for the more goofy and tomboyish characters.
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I've tried Botox, I've tried them all. I'm definitely not one of those people who says, 'You shouldn't do this.' Everyone can individually do what they want. For all time women have wanted to, for the most part, look their best. It's just that what we have available to us today is what it is today and if you want to take advantage of it, yeah.
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You should never leave something with a feeling of defeat.
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An editor is someone dedicated to destroying the work of a creator.
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It'll destroy you if you try to make it mean anything to anyone but yourself.
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No one needs to teach you to be mean; we need to be taught to be kind.