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Quote by James Baldwin
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an immediate knowledge of its ugly side. – 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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Innocence
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The South is very beautiful but its beauty makes one sad because the lives that people live here, and have lived here, are so ugly. – James Baldwin

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Beauty
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When the book comes out it may hurt you — but in order for me to do it, it had to hurt me first. I can only tell you about yourself as much as I can face about myself. – James Baldwin

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Reading
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When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs. – Molly Ringwald

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If I had my career over again? Maybe Id say to myself, speed it up a little. – Jimmy Stewart

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My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant. – Elvis Costello

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Dont worry if your job is small and your rewards few. Remember that the mighty oak was once a nut like you. – Source Unknown

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Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. – H.G. Wells

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One thing that happens when youre pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, theres a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. Its really like basting a turkey with body butter. – Padma Lakshmi

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I travel to Jakarta, I see what an important country it is. Ive been working with them for a year. – Anatoli Boukreev

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