Quotes of James A. Baldwin

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The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

- James A. Baldwin

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“ Tomorrow I will run more courageously, more outrageously. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales you meet Prince Charming and he's everything you ever wanted. In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is. Then you grow up and you realize that Prince Charming is not as easy to find as you thought. You realize the bad guy is not wearing a black cape and he's not easy to spot; he's really funny, and he makes you laugh, and he has perfect hair. ”

- Taylor Swift

“ Your heart is a powerful force. Use it consciously. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do. ”

- RuPaul

“ In the waltz of the leaves in the air In the features of the playful clouds In the nostalgia carried by the wind In Paris alone, I save your love (fragment from Your presence “partout”, chapter Hope) ”

- Claudia Pavel

“ Fear lies. Save love. ”

- Arif Naseem

“ Never worry a bit in Life. Always be full of merriment. ”

- sharda sriram

“ I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. ”

- Mahatma Gandhi

“ Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

“ There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain. ”

- Audrey Hepburn

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

- Harry Styles

“ 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

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

- Unknown

“ Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something. ”

- Rainbow Rowell

“ I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Love brings to light a lover's noble and hidden qualitieshis rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive of his normal qualities. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

“ Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. ”

- Thomas Jefferson

“ After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language? ”

- Russell Hoban

“ If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ”

- Leo Buscaglia

“ At the beginning, you need no support other than your pen and paper to write down the ideas that your brain is ready to supply you at any given time. ”

- Godspower Oparaugo

“ The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort. ”

- Confucius