For most of my life, I've thought of myself as pretty cool. Nikki Giovanni More Quotes by Nikki Giovanni More Quotes From Nikki Giovanni I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I earned my allowance by working in daddy's garden. Nikki Giovanni gardennicesummer I am ever fascinated by the human experience and by, actually, human beings. Nikki Giovanni human-experiencefascinatedhumans I try to impress upon my students the importance of looking, listening... paying attention, in other words. You must pay attention. Nikki Giovanni listeningtryingattention Most of my books are a two-year project. I tend to follow my heart and my mind and research materials where they take me. Nikki Giovanni heartbookyears Floating to shore...riding a low moon...on a slow cloud. Nikki Giovanni floatingmoonclouds A lot is yet to be enjoyed. I'd like to stomp grapes for wine. Go to Antarctica. Have dinner with Venus Williams who is the greatest tennis player ever. Nikki Giovanni tenniswineplayer My dream is a red dress Above my knees High-heel red sandals And me coming over the top The music booming Nikki Giovanni high-heelsgamesdream And you will understand all too soon That you, my children of battle, are your heroes Nikki Giovanni battleherochildren It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me. Nikki Giovanni take-mewhy-notinteresting I think speeches and fruit should always be fresh. Nikki Giovanni fruitspeechthinking The ability to take pride in your own work is one of the hallmarks of sanity. Nikki Giovanni sanityself-confidencepride God knows it's a sign of a really sick mind to see grown people, adults with responsibilities, wearing class rings. Nikki Giovanni responsibilityclasspeople Poetry is music though, unfortunately, not all music is poetry. Because music has other carriers to take its message - beats, lyrics, singers, bass players - anyone in music can rise to make a major statement but in poetry there are only words to do the work. And they do sometimes have to sweat. Nikki Giovanni basssweatplayer Fanatics are, for one thing, boring and, for another, unreliable. They tend to burn out just when you need them. Nikki Giovanni burn-outboringneeds All systems require myths for their longevity. Nikki Giovanni longevitymyth Writers ... I think ... live on that fine line between insanity and genius. Nikki Giovanni geniusinsanitythinking You're only as good as your last book. Nikki Giovanni haircutslastsbook I am a big fan of the electronic book. I hate to see the old bookstores close, but they have to reinvent themselves. I believe the First Edition bookstore will be the next thing. People will read electronically, then decide they want to own that book. The author will then be invited to the old bookstores to sign. I think books will always be with us, but they will fill a different need. Nikki Giovanni hatebelievebook The trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans. I say, the trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans. Nikki Giovanni marsunderstoodblack I always like summer Nikki Giovanni summer
