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James A. Baldwin Quotes

James A. Baldwin quotes

American Author August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987

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James A. Baldwin quote: "It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power,..."
It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. James A. Baldwin
The young think that failure is the Siberian end of the line, banishment from all the living, and tend to do what I then did - which was to hide. James A. Baldwin
It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive. James A. Baldwin
People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely..."
Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours. James A. Baldwin
Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing else if you didn't have it and thought of other things if you did. James A. Baldwin
Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent. James A. Baldwin
Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in the world; but it is impossible to foresee this, it is impossible to be warned. James A. Baldwin
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a..."
A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them."
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in..."
Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "No people come into possession of a culture without having..."
No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely..."
Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one..."
The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now. James A. Baldwin

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