Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.
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Losing a child is probably the singular most horrible thing.
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Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt.
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Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
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I eat a cheeseburger with French fries almost every day.
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I like to discover new things.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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I hated school because I liked to daydream and the system tried to stop me from that.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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I get cast as a lot of sympathetic characters. I'd like to play someone really unpleasant.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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I wanted to be a bull rider when I grew up.
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If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.
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The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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The Chinese have a habit of reading. Many families regard books as the most valuable family asset.
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I was also supposed to quiz my various companions on a number of important matters such as nostalgia, fear of unknown animals, food fantasies, nocturnal emissions, hobbies, choice of radio program, changes in out look and so forth.
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I was dumbfounded by the stupidity of the Watergate break-in.
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You have to be logical. You know? If I know that in this hotel room they have food every day, and I'm knocking on the door every day to eat, and they open the door, let me see the party, let me see them throwing salami all over, I mean, just throwing food around, but they're telling me there's no food.
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I'm not good at interviews, I'm not good at dancing, I'm not good at looking like I'm having fun. I never will be, I don't think. Unless I go to a life coach.
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Life is a marvelous, transitory adventure.
