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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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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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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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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By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe.
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Anything I sing is supposed to be genuine. It's not supposed to be make-believe or I'm making something for the crowd to jump or to hold up their hands.
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I never left a team in worse shape than I got it. Not once.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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Prometheus ist der vornehmste Heilige und Märtyrer im philosophischen Kalender.
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I'd rather have a part where you walk into a room and you leave. That's perfect for me.
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You could be a victim, you could be a hero, you could be a villain, or you could be a fugitive. But you could not just stand by. If you were in Europe between 1933 and 1945, you had to be something.
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Life is a marvelous, transitory adventure.
