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 you're in and take advantage of it.
Nikki GiovanniI'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- )
Nikki GiovanniFanatics are, for one thing, boring and, for another, unreliable. They tend to burn out just when you need them.
Nikki GiovanniI think one of the nicest things that we created as a generation was just the fact that we could say, 'Hey, I don't like white people.'
Nikki GiovanniIf you're creating a slave situation, you would almost never bring women. And if we look at Slavery for example, we look at the Greeks and the Romans, right? It was always men. They never brought any women. Because women carry the seeds of the revolution, right? And if you have the men by themselves, then you can do what the French did with the Blackfeet, which is breed them out.
Nikki Giovanni