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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

Other quotes by James Baldwin

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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Innocence
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James Baldwin
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But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power. – James Baldwin

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relationship
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James Baldwin
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One of the most valuable things we can do to heal one another is listen to each others stories. – Rebecca Falls

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Listening

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. – Joyce Brothers

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Listening

The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my forte, I say nothing but banalities…. I listen to them and they go away delighted. – Andre Gide

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Listening

It is a rare person who wants to hear want he doesnt want to hear. – Dick Cavett

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Listening

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Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. – Mark Twain

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I never got a formal education. So my intellect is my common sense. I dont have anything else going for me. And my common sense opens the door to instinct. – Jerry Lewis

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Education

A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control. – Robert Foster Bennett

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Health

England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy a paradise for horses, hell for women, as the diverb goes. – Robert Burton

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