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Quote by James Baldwin
Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but th

Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. – James Baldwin

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If youre treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person. If certain things are described to you as being real theyre real for you whether theyre real or not. – James Baldwin

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Society
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James Baldwin
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We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours. – James Baldwin

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Belief
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Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak. – Epictetus

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Listening

Listen. Dont explain or justify. – William G. Dyer

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Listening

I tell you everything that is really nothing, and nothing of what is everything, do not be fooled by what I am saying. Please listen carefully and try to hear what I am not saying. – Charles C. Finn

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Listening

One who cares is one who listens. – J. Richard Clarke

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Listening

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I surrendered to a world of my imagination, reenacting all those wonderful tales my father would read aloud to me. I became a very active reader, especially history and Shakespeare. – Andrew Wyeth

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Imagination

Everything slows down with age, except the time it takes cake and ice cream to reach your hips. – John M. Wagner (“Maxine”)

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Age

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that. – Richard M. Nixon

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Freedom

The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But youd never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools. – Anna Quindlen

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Future