James Baldwin Quotes

The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.

James Baldwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987

Topics

PowerManWorldBlackWhiteAccept

I conduct myself as if I am a spaceman in Hollywood. I don't want to do anything fancy. I don't want people to send me free clothes. I just want to be grateful for this craft they let me do.

Jimmi Simpson

MyselfGratefulI AmPeopleMeFree

Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart.

Andres Segovia

MusicHeartPoetrySupportForward

For me, the international expansion of eBay was the best idea. We are now in 35 countries, and have a huge global network. The second best one was the acquisition of PayPal - the wallet on eBay.

Meg Whitman

BestMeNowWalletExpansionGlobal

'The Whole Nine Yards' I liked right away. It was kind of a dark comedy at first. And just the idea of being in a movie with Bruce Willis was pretty exciting.

Matthew Perry

ComedyDarkKindFirstRightPretty

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

John Wooden

CharacterTalentWinningRepeat

One can't predict the weather more than a few days in advance.

Stephen Hawking

WeatherPredictMoreDaysThanFew

Team members care about one another, listen, share secrets, talk about the latest news, have heated arguments, are sometimes jealous of each other, and even cry together.

Tom Rath

TogetherTeamJealousCareSecrets

Throughout my life, I have always believed in love; I've always put my heart in love. But I've seen fear take people so often. It's very scary.

RuPaul

LifeLoveFearHeartPeopleMy Life

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

Rush Limbaugh

ThoughtBadSeeWithoutTaxationHe

The pro-life, pro-family Republicans are now pro-neonatal detention and deportation. It isn't enough to drive out the people not born here; now they want to drive out the ones that were.

Luis Gutierrez

PeopleDriveEnoughBornNowWant

What's weird is to hear someone else talking about your mannerisms.

Joseph Morgan

WeirdSomeoneTalkingYourHear

To me, war is so far from something I understand.

Diego Luna

WarMeUnderstandSomethingFar

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