Quote by James Baldwin
It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; th

It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; they suppose that it is they themselves and what they identify with themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is their system of reality and what they assume themselves to be. – James Baldwin

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The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid the state of being alone. – James Baldwin

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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. – James Baldwin

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There never was a person who did anything worth doing, who did not receive more than he gave. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Getters dont get — givers get. – Eugene Benge

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Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock. – Walter Benjamin

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It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35 – Bible

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What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be. – Ellen Burstyn

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I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change – within himself, not on the outside. – Joseph Brodsky

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