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Nikki Giovanni Quotes

American - Poet | June 7, 1943 -

If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.

Yourself You Understand Anybody Else

I am totally fascinated by people and our history as I understand and continue to explore it. People have so much to give and so far to go and yet we have given and gone a great distance. It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me.

History Great I Am People Me Go

Follow your image as far as you can no matter how useless you think it is. Push yourself.

Yourself Think Push You Image Far

We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained.

Believe Spirit Human Spirit Write

Sacred cows make very poor gladiators.

Poor Sacred Make Cows Very

There are things you stand up for because it's right.

Stand Up Stand You Right Up Things

Hip-hop is a cultural expression - it's embracing.

Hip-Hop Expression Embracing Cultural

If everybody became a poet the world would be much better. We would all read to each other.

World Better Poet Would Read Much

If you know what you're talking about, or if you feel that you do, the reader will believe you.

Believe Feel Talking You Know Will

We believe 'Peter Rabbit' because Beatrix Potter believes it. You have to.

Believe You Rabbit Because Believes

The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader.

Authority Always Skepticism Writer

Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste.

Art Taste Cultivate Cultivated

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