Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes
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I think you have to keep a childlike quality to play music or make a record.
Beck -
We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
Manmohan Singh -
Crime stories are our version of sitting round a camp fire and telling tales. We enjoy being scared under safe circumstances. That's why there's no tradition of crime writing in countries that have wars.
Camilla Lackberg -
There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
Nathan Fillion -
But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to destroy us.
Waylon Jennings
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
Jackie Evancho -
I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
Halima Aden -
It was really impossible to break through in Russia. We couldn't buy any balls. We really didn't have any courts, no rackets, nothing. And no people to practice with.
Marat Safin -
I think that, to be an artist, you have to have a big enough ego to believe that people out in the world want to see what you think is a good idea. And if you don't have that sense of ego, then the minute that idea goes into the world, self-doubt kicks in.
Sam Taylor-Wood -
I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
Vera Wang -
I really wanted to make 'Everest' visceral, real. One thing that amazed me when I was scouting in base camp is the volume of Everest: It's humbling. I wanted to find a way to bring that to the screen. One way was 3D.
Baltasar Kormakur
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I love a vintage look that's also a bit rock n' roll.
Cara Delevingne -
I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
Zinedine Zidane -
When I record something, I'll take a drive and just listen.
Aaron Neville -
Truth be told, most financial television bores me. Two or more people discussing the latest economic trends or hot stocks is not especially entertaining.
Barry Ritholtz -
Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.
Ted Allen -
My uniform is sweatpants, so crusted over with dried paint that they're as hard as a table. I wear T-shirts that are also covered in paint, and Crocs.
Caio Fonseca
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The voice that U hear is the alchemy of Ur mind.
Prince -
When I started writing 'Luck in the Shadows,' I just wanted to create an adventure story.
Lynn Flewelling -
All of the songs my grandparents and parents listened to are called boleros - they're all love songs. They're about giving your heart to a person. It's a culture that is so romantic and passionate, and that's something that I'm very proud of. We grew up with nothing, so we just want to live a life full of love.
Camila Cabello Fifth Harmony -
Science fiction is about worlds you don't know and worlds you can create, like in 'Avatar'.
Paul Verhoeven -
As families and small businesses alike are tightening their belts to account for the worsening economy, they have every right to ask: 'Why isn't my government doing the same?'
Pete Sessions -
For most of my life, I've thought of myself as pretty cool.
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.