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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: "The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it..."
The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in. James A. Baldwin
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is..."
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. James A. Baldwin
People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has..."
When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living. James A. Baldwin
Every legend, moreover, contains its residuum of truth, and the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in..."
To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger. James A. Baldwin
You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "There is a "sanctity" involved with bringing a child into this..."
There is a "sanctity" involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy..."
Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has..."
The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by..."
Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it. James A. Baldwin
The face of a lover is an unknown, precisely because it is invested with so much of oneself. It is a mystery, containing, like all mysteries, the possibility of torment. James A. Baldwin
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch. James A. Baldwin

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