Quotes of James Baldwin

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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.

- James Baldwin

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“ Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on. Besides, if bad things didn't happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones? ”

- Elizabeth Scott

“ We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ Anything under God's control is never out of control. ”

- Charles Swindoll

“ Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay. ”

- Dalai Lama XIV

“ How do I say “I miss you” in a way that will make your heart ache as mine does? ”

- Unknown

“ Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ Damn right you are. Tinley, you know I love you, and I want nothing but the best for you. But you are only as capable as you believe you are. I know you could do anything you want to in this world, but you have to want it and tell yourself you can actually do it. Stop second guessing yourself and let yourself live. Truly live. ”

- Alexandria Bishop

“ Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all. ”

- St. Augustine

“ It's all a conundrum, isn't it— forgetting the mixed tape in the car... feeling forgotten when... so many people are thinking of us? Drinking when we should be eating... sleeping when we should be making love... thanking God above when we don't have enough? Each day is a mad rush to something irrelevant. We measure our pricelessness by our successes, which... still equals money. Life goes by so quick when each day is a mad rush to slow motion. We eat fast food so that we can go to bed on time, but, trust me, everyone wakes up too late. ”

- Heather Angelika Dooley

“ sometimes the unknown is better for all involved ”

- Azelene Williams

“ Remember when your heart is empty, don’t fill it with lies and deception. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Don't let him take who you are. Make him fear who you'll become. ”

- Mary Weber

“ And these aches in my heart create poetry! ”

- Avijeet Das

“ Visionary decisionmaking happens at the intersection of intuition and logic. ”

- Gandhi

“ Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you. ”

- Amit Ray

“ I was blind and heart broken and didn't want to do anything and Gus burst into my room and shouted, "I have wonderful news!" And I was like, "I don't really want to hear wonderful news right now," and Gus said, "This is wonderful news you want to hear," and I asked him, "Fine, what is it?" and he said, "You are going to live a good and long life filled with great and terrible moments that you cannot even imagine yet! ”

- John Green

“ My poetry has been engraved with your name And my heart is by your memory scarred ”

- Zubair Ahsan

“ Pet names are a persistant remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. They are a reminder, too, that one is not all things to all people. ”

- Jhumpa Lahiri

“ I don't think you can define love. ”

- Harry Styles

“ Repetition is the mother of skill. (might be someone else who wrote it). ”

- Anthony Robbins

“ Being positive in life it does not mean everything is going the way you want it, but it also means that when things don’t go right or your way. Then you believe ,hope and pray that they will be right and go your way. Not only that but you are making plans, decisions ,effort and action in making sure they turn right and your way. ”

- De philosopher DJ Kyos

“ Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. ”

- Max Ehrmann

“ There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment ”

- Norman Vincent Peale

“ I may not be where I want to be, but if I stop now, I'll NEVER get where I'm going! ”

- Laura Lynch