James Baldwin Quotes

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

James Baldwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ChildHimCannotFooledWhoTaught

It's become impossible to enjoy most quality television shows because the hurt or endangered women device is so frequently used.

Jessica Valenti

WomenQualityImpossibleHurtEnjoy

Some people come up and say they would like me to play Boba Fett again.

Jeremy Bulloch

PeopleMePlaySaySome PeopleUp

My obsession with James Franco borders on the unhealthy.

Max von Essen

BordersObsessionUnhealthyJames

Alice Walker's words have such rhythm and scream music.

Angela Robinson

MusicWordsRhythmScreamWalker

Ardor, n. The quality that distinguishes love without knowledge.

Ambrose Bierce

LoveKnowledgeQualityWithoutArdor

One of the great joys this year and the year before has been how all of the people in this body, men and women, Republicans and Democrats, have worked together so well with our chairman and the chairman of the full committee to address the issues of housing for our soldiers.

Robin Hayes

WomenGreatMenTogetherPeople

When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.

Rodney Dangerfield

ParentsKidAlwaysFoundThemMoved

Religion is like magic. It is all about tricks.

Michel Onfray

ReligionMagicLikeAboutTricks

The 'Station to Station' film has been fascinating to create. It feels as though it made itself in a way, and after awhile, the film told us what it needed and began to sculpt itself.

Doug Aitken

CreateWayUsFilmBeenMade

I am not interested in telling you what to think. My job is to show you what I think. Period.

Christopher McQuarrie

JobI AmThinkYouNot Interested

They don't ask much of you. They only want you to hate the things you love and to love the things you despise.

Boris Pasternak

LoveHateYouWantAskThings

Actually, my correspondent's language is better than mine. He can put his sentiment into words.

Alfred Hershey

WordsLanguageBetterMineThanHe

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