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Quote by James Baldwin
Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born,

Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock. – James Baldwin

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

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Listening
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I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. – James Baldwin

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Racism
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An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience. – James Baldwin

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Experience
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If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I dont think you get the richness thats available in a long-term relationship. – Jeff Bridges

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Anyone who thinks theres safety in numbers hasnt looked at the stock market pages. – Irene Peter

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Thoughts will change and shift just like the wind and the water when youre on the boat thoughts are no different than anything else. – Jeff Bridges

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I told you Im not going to criticize my successor. Ill just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I dont believe that persuasion isnt going to work. Therapy isnt going to cause terrorists to change their mind. – George W. Bush

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