Quotes of James Baldwin

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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 Baldwin

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“ Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. ”

- Ovid

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

- RJ Intindola

“ Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter. ”

- Melissa Marr

“ Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus! ”

- Neal A. Maxwell

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

- William Shakespeare

“ You know her well. People are harder to sum up when you know them well. ”

- Veronica Roth

“ Awake, my friend! Arise, my friend! Start walking my friend! And do not stop until you bring the change you wish to see in your society! ”

- Abhijit Naskar

“ Whether you know or not, you are the infinite potential of love, peace and joy ”

- Amit Ray

“ Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. ”

- Erica Jong

“ Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ Life is a game and true love is a trophy. ”

- Rufus Wainwright

“ He didn't realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves its own mark. ”

- J.K. Rowling

“ Love overcomes bitterness, overpowers sorrow, overwhelms anger, and overthrows hatred. Medicine heals the body, faith heals the heart, wisdom heals the mind, and love heals the soul. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Those who ignore the rise of evil and depravity in a democracy, grant tacit license of acceptance and draw harm upon the vulnerable. When someone has altered our course without consent, we must engage to restore our path. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations. ”

- Charles Dickens

“ 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

“ I will be generous with my love today. I will sprinkle compliments and uplifting words everywhere I go. I will do this knowing that my words are like seeds and when they fall on fertile soil, a reflection of those seeds will grow into something greater. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Remember, if you don’t do anything – if you don’t change the way your mind works and direct your subconscious mind to create the life you want – then everything stays the same, nothing changes. ”

- Steve Backley

“ Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, like a mermaid of the soil, just to be next to your bones. ”

- Jeffrey McDaniel

“ A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can’t get very far until you change it. ”

- Unknown

“ The past can't hurt you anymore. Not unless you let it. They made you into a victim, Evey. They made you into a statistic. But, that's not the real you. That's not who you are inside. ”

- Alan Moore

“ We cannot face up to what lies ahead, without facing up to what lies within. ”

- Eleesha

“ Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. ”

- Unknown