Nikki Giovanni Quotes

I grew up thinking that whatever I wanted to do, I could do.

I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.

I'm so in control of my life, you shouldn't dislike anything I do-because I'm not only in the best place I've ever been, but it keeps getting better and better.

You can do what you want to do. You can be what you want to be.

Who am I to say anybody can't do what they want to do and create their own destiny if they believe in something?

I can be pretty much anything I want.

Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy.

We simply need to believe in the power that's within us, and use it.

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

I have the greatest life in the world because I created it.

Give people the power to shape their lives to their liking, and their souls will take care of themselves.

Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.

I can do anything I want to do really, I might as well.

My advice for young people is to just be yourself. There's no pressure. Do what you want to do. And if you want to do something, then go after it and make it happen.

I'm trying to show people that you can have any kind of life you want.

What I try to pass on in my work for everyone is that we can be who we want.

I feel everyone should feel empowered to live their best life.

I want to let people to believe in themselves, people believe in me that everything is possible.

For me, being a girlboss is about being the boss of your own life. At 26 I still don't know what's happening in my life, but I'm asking, What will make me happy next?

Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

I have never been worried about the future. I will always be able to drive my own feet.

I do believe in self-help.

What does it mean to be an individual? What does it mean to flourish?

Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level.

I don't have to do anything for anyone else's benefit anymore. I just want to exceed my own expectations.