Quotes of James A. Baldwin

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The paradox of education is precisely this; that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.

- James A. Baldwin

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“ I marinate my life in gratitude, creativity and love. What about you? ”

- Francis Shenstone

“ When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ”

- Plato

“ I was so blessed. The first person I gave my heart to was an angel who plucked the feathers off his wings and built a nest for it. ”

- Kamand Kojouri

“ The more one judges, the less one loves. ”

- Honore de Balzac

“ Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of. ”

- Markus Zusak

“ We will either find a way, or make one. ”

- Hannibal

“ There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge. ”

- Banksy

“ We werent exactly lovers yet, But we were a little more then friends. We just kept meeting at the wrong time, but our connection never ends. ”

- Nikki Rowe

“ To the wellorganized mind, death is but the next great adventure. ”

- J.K. Rowling

“ I only have so much willpower, Helen," he whispered. "And since you apparently sleep in the most ridiculously transparent tank top I've ever seen, I'm going to have to ask you to get under the covers before I do something stupid. ”

- Josephine Angelini

“ Numbers by popular consensus don’t make a wrong thing right, and if you are misunderstood for being right, don’t be afraid because they are not yet in the right time zone. ”

- Erwin D. Maramat

“ The key to success is not through achievement but through enthusiasm. ”

- Malcolm Forbes

“ What I stand for is what I stand on. ”

- Wendell Berry

“ If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace. ”

- John Lennon

“ Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell. ”

- Joan Crawford

“ Changing a Habit is Never Difficult. Difficult is to Address Your Unwillingness to do it ”

- Vineet Raj Kapoor

“ Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes. ”

- Paulo Coelho

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

- Charles Dickens

“ You are attracted to the love you didn't receive as a child ”

- Jodi Ann Quarrie

“ Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase. ”

- Martin Luther King

“ We cannot have a world where everyone is a victim. "I'm this way because my father made me this way. I'm this way because my husband made me this way." Yes, we are indeed formed by traumas that happen to us. But then you must take charge, you must take over, you are responsible. ”

- Camille Paglia

“ Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results. ”

- Ernest Shackleton

“ How can I put the Auras back in the chest?” I asked, terror boiling inside my stomach. “You can’t. Not if those that were or will be struck by them won’t be eager to express their feelings and let you help them. You do not change people, dearie. It’s the people that change themselves. You’re the Guardian, but they’re the bearers,” the Oracle whispered. “I’m no Guardian. I’m doomed!” I said and I knew that this was true. ”

- Victoria Moschou