Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes
My work is a part of me and I know it. I have no reason to try to pick one part of me out from the rest. I only see my work, or rather I should say I see my work only telling my part of the human experience.Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
Lake Bell -
It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.
W. Somerset Maugham -
I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
Canelo Alvarez -
And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
Walt Whitman -
The gruesomeness of 'Death Line' was an absolute necessity for me to bring up the political content of the film. I wanted to show how devastating class distinction could be.
Gary Sherman -
I have pictures of me sitting in the racquetball court in my pajamas with an acoustic guitar, and Wolfgang is probably just two-and-a-half-feet tall. I'll never forget the day I saw his foot tapping along in beat! I knew then, I couldn't wait for the day I'd be able to make music with my son. I don't know what more I could ask for.
Eddie Van Halen Van Halen
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It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
Randy Newman -
We wish to ensure that young Africans do not feel disorientated in the century in which they live.
Abdoulaye Wade -
We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -
Everything I do is blown out of proportion. It really hurts my feelings.
Paris Hilton -
When I became a published writer, I said, 'Whatever I can do to help the libraries I want to do,' so all of my book tours since then have involved me coming to a library and talking about how important libraries are for a community.
Karin Slaughter -
We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.
Dan Quayle
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When I was in university, my dream was to be a coach, like a high school track coach. Not to teach.
Victoria Pratt -
My mother gave me a push. If I hadn't had her, maybe I wouldn't have had the push. If I hadn't gone to military school, maybe I wouldn't have decided to get with the program. Maybe I'd be running a bulldozer, rather than going on and doing something more.
Sam Donaldson -
Every crowd has a silver lining.
P. T. Barnum -
I just think, certainly for live music it should look as good as it sounds.
Adam Ant Adam and the Ants -
I just want to keep writing music.
Lady Gaga -
I mean, look at her. Any idiot, you know, would quite taken with Amy.
Vince Gill
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One of the things we need to do with North Korea, which is a rogue nation, is to get the international community in support of further sanctions, of keeping pressure on the North Korean regime.
Jeanne Shaheen -
The interesting part is that most of the kids I speak to have grown up watching 'Full House', so they feel like they know me and can talk to me.
Jodie Sweetin -
We humans think linearly but tech trends are exponential.
Vinod Khosla -
My friend and I founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival to counter the negative images of Arabs in media. And we always made sure that the comedy came first. So we weren't a bunch of Arabs trying to be funny. We were a bunch of comedians who just happened to be of Arab heritage.
Maysoon Zayid -
The cry of "Make America Great Again" reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end. For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world. In large part this is because of the success of policies followed by the United States to create an environment, a peaceful period in history in which economies could grow and countries could benefit.
Alan Bersin -
My work is a part of me and I know it. I have no reason to try to pick one part of me out from the rest. I only see my work, or rather I should say I see my work only telling my part of the human experience.
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.