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There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others. Nothing can help that man. What is left of that man flees from what is left of human attention. – James Baldwin

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Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. – 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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I think somehow you need to get to a certain point in your life where the notion of failure is absurd. – Jeff Tweedy

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Sometimes failure isnt an opportunity in disguise, its just you. – Doug Coupland

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