Follow your image as far as you can no matter how useless you think it is. Push yourself.
Nikki GiovanniWhen younger, I thought one of the particulars of being "Homo sapiens" was to communicate. I have not learned not to, though I am cautious when I try.
Nikki GiovanniAnd like an unfaithful mate, once a car has let you down you never sort of trust it again.
Nikki GiovanniI knew Stokely [Carmichael] and them, but when you got to that, you saw that Nina Simone started to take up their burden. She started to preach for them. She was taking on the burden of "I want to tell the people."
Nikki Giovanni