Nikki Giovanni Quotes

I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try.

Nikki Giovanni

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 7, 1943

Topics

LifeFailureMyselfMindThinkTry

These days, to be seven years in one spot in any pro sport is a pretty long tenure.

Andrew Bogut

LongYearsDaysPrettySevenTenure

Nobody wants to hear Metallica at lunchtime.

Michael Fassbender

NobodyLunchtimeHearWants

Every couple years, you know, these great things drop in my lap. It's been fantastic.

John Stamos

GreatYouGreat ThingsKnowYears

First of all, Shakespeare is about pleasure and interest. He was from the first moment he actually wrote something for the stage, and he remains so.

Stephen Greenblatt

MomentFirstPleasureStageInterest

I actually had a movie green lit at Disney the same week 'Burlesque' was green lit - a movie for Disney called 'Mash-Up', about a high school marching band.

Steve Antin

SchoolGreenHigh SchoolWeekHigh

There's no one type of film that I like watching. I loved 'Tropic Thunder' and the first 'Austin Powers,' and then 'The Godfather Parts I' and 'II,' 'There Will Be Blood,' Wes Anderson films.

Stana Katic

LovedBloodWillFirstWatching

The percentage you're paying is too high priced While you're living beyond all your means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams.

Steve Winwood

DreamsCarYour DreamsManNew Car

It's true in everything, not just in drag: To be a success, you have to understand the landscape. You have to know thyself, and you have to know your history so that you can draw from people who have figured out the equation you are faced with. It's not rocket science.

RuPaul

SuccessScienceHistoryPeopleYou

People who rooted for me and were impactful in my career knew everything about me. They knew my goals, my likes, my dislikes, what I wanted out of my career.

Coco Rocha

GoalsPeopleMeCareerEverything

I'm plagued with indecision in my life. I can't figure out what to order in a restaurant.

Chuck Close

LifeRestaurantMy LifeIndecision

When someone makes a mistake, it's right to underline this type of situation and find the best solution to avoid the same mistake in the future.

Antonio Conte

FutureBestMistakeSomeoneSolution

I think a role model is a person who says, 'This is who I am.'

Pilou Asbaek

I AmThinkRole ModelPersonRole

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