Quote by James Baldwin
He may be a very nice man. But I havent got the time to figure tha

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

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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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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

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A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find of governing it well. – Louisa May Alcott

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No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it – James Allen

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The maintenance man is moving the thermostat in our office today. I started talking with him about the – Scott Adams

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