its a sex object if youre pretty and no love or love and no sex if youre fat – Nikki Giovanni
Therere two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave. – Nikki Giovanni
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. Its really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me. – Nikki Giovanni
I really dont think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I dont mind the failure but I cant imagine that Id forgive myself if I didnt try. – Nikki Giovanni
For most of my life, Ive thought of myself as pretty cool. – Nikki Giovanni
A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is once you do, you can learn about the new world youre in and take advantage of it. – Nikki Giovanni
Poetry and music are very good friends. Like mommies and daddies and strawberries and cream – they go together. – Nikki Giovanni
I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching. – Nikki Giovanni
Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying. – Nikki Giovanni