Quote by James Baldwin
Confronted with the impossibility of remaining faithful to ones be

Confronted with the impossibility of remaining faithful to ones beliefs, and the equal impossibility of becoming free of them, one can be driven to the most inhuman excesses. – James Baldwin

Other quotes by James Baldwin

Words like freedom, justice, democracy are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply. – James Baldwin

Category:
Humanity
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He may be a very nice man. But I havent got the time to figure that out. All I know is, hes got a uniform and a gun and I have to relate to him that way. Thats the only way to relate to him because one of us may have to die. – James Baldwin

Category:
Control
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Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in the world; but it is impossible to foresee this, it is impossible to be warned. – James Baldwin

Category:
Exile
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Other Quotes from
Belief
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I believe that there is an explanation for everything, so, yes, I believe in miracles. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Belief

An old belief is like an old shoe. We so value its comfort that we fail to notice the hole in it. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Belief

What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it. – Ezra Pound

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Belief

Convictions are more dangerous enemies to truth than lies. – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), “IX.Man by Himself,” Human, All-Too-Human

Category:
Belief

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The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. – Oprah Winfrey

Category:
Dreams

A boy doesnt have to go to war to be a hero he can say he doesnt like pie when he sees there isnt enough to go around. – E. W. Howe

Category:
War

Youve achieved success in your field when you dont know whether what youre doing is work or play. – Warren Beatty

Category:
Success

There is always room for those who can be relied upon to delivery the goods when they say they will. – Napoleon Hill

Category:
Integrity