Nikki Giovanni Quotes About Inspiring
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Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.
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I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try.
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If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.
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Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.
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Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.
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A lot of people refuse to do things because they don't want to go naked, don't want to go without guarantee. But that's what's got to happen. You go naked until you die.
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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 life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.
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