Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste.
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We black women are the single group in the West intact. And anybody can see we're pretty shaky. We are, however (all praises), the only group that derives its identity from itself.Nikki Giovanni
Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.
Nikki Giovanni
When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to grow again so that you can skin them again.
Nikki Giovanni
We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained.
Nikki Giovanni
There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your live those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.
Nikki Giovanni
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