Quote by James Baldwin
If youre treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person

If youre treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person. If certain things are described to you as being real theyre real for you whether theyre real or not. – James Baldwin

Other quotes by James Baldwin

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

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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. – James Baldwin

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Education
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We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Everything in our society is so purposeful. – Sara Blakely

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You cant have a United States if you are telling some folks that they cant get on the train. There is a cracking point where a society collapses. – Bruce Springsteen

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I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for. – Serj Tankian

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We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didnt think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre. – Dick Gregory

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