Quotes of James Baldwin

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People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.

- James Baldwin

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“ I miss everything about you Can’t believe that I still want you And after all the things we’ve been through. ”

- Colbie Caillat

“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ”

- George Edward Woodberry

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

- Vineet Raj Kapoor

“ Love doesn't sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread: remade all the time, made new. ”

- Og Mandino

“ ...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you. ”

- Anne Lamott

“ Be brave. Don't just live in your cave till your grave. ”

- RVM

“ Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to help you grow. ”

- Unknown

“ If ur laptop doesnt smell like fire then ur losing. ”

- Genereux Philip

“ Bagiku ada sesuatu yang paling berharga dan hakiki dalam kehidupan: 'dapat mencintai, dapat iba hati, dapat merasai kedukaan'. Tanpa itu semua maka kita tidak lebih dari benda. Berbahagialah orang yang masih mempunyai rasa cinta, yang belum sampai kehilangan benda yang paling bernilai itu. Kalau kita telah kehilangan itu maka absurdlah hidup kita. ”

- Soe Hok Gie

“ 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

“ If I love you more than you love me, I’m as good as dead. Yet I can’t make myself take it back. I can’t just walk away from you, because every time you pass by me without smiling, without touching my hand, or at least making eye contact, it feels like I’m dying inside. ”

- Rachel Vincent

“ Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack. ”

- Mary Roberts Rinehart

“ Perfect is annoying, boring, and impossible to sustain. Knowing how to translate conscientiousness into something beyond the fleeting satisfaction of “me” toward a “we” mindset is the best move you can make. ”

- Kristen Lee

“ Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. ”

- Maya Angelou

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

- Dalai Lama XIV

“ If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner. ”

- Tallulah Bankhead

“ Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. ”

- Ellen DeGeneres

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

- Norman Vincent Peale

“ Mistakes are not bad; excuses are. ”

- Udai Yadla

“ Love alone could waken love. ”

- Pearl S. Buck

“ Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ”

- Pablo Picasso

“ Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can. ”

- Nicholas Sparks

“ Love shapes who you are in many ways. Its presence or absence in our youth impacts our adulthood, which impacts our future generations; the cycle has to be restarted somewhere. ”

- Hani Selim

“ In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it! ”

- C. JoyBell C.