Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes
I always loved English because whatever human beings are, we are storytellers. It is our stories that give a light to the future. When I went to college I became a history major because history is such a wonderful story of who we think we are. English is much more a story of who we really are.
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Wearing nice lingerie makes me feel really glamorous. I love to splurge on that.
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We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour.
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You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having complete control over Africa, they projected Africa always in a negative light - jungles, savages, cannibals, nothing civilized.
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Working with kids can be tricky because they can be pretty unpredictable.
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Life is just so much fun and so filled with humor.
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I'm not one icon. I'm every icon. I'm an icon that is made out of all the colors on the palette at every time. I have no restrictions. No restrictions.
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I feel enormously proud to be part of East Anglia's Children's Hospices and to see the wonderful life-changing work that you do.
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I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.
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All government, of course, is against liberty.
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Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money.
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I really remember John Lennon's Imagine. I guess I'm twelve; that's one of my first albums. That really set fire to me. It was like he was whispering in your ear - his ideas of what's possible. Different ways of seeing the world.
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You know you knit too much when ... Before you buy anything, such as a hammock or curtains, you seriously wonder whether you could knit it.
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Great communicators don't just hear the words. Great communicators hear the meaning behind the words
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I always loved English because whatever human beings are, we are storytellers. It is our stories that give a light to the future. When I went to college I became a history major because history is such a wonderful story of who we think we are. English is much more a story of who we really are.
