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James Baldwin Quotes

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.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Born Go Changes Through Us Changed

In life, you see younger men and older women, and the majority of marriages don't have such a huge age gap as we're used to seeing in films.

Life Women Age Men You Seeing

I'm a kid from Boston.

Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.

Love Compassion Pet More Pets Most

One thinks that one is winning when we slap tariffs or introduce barriers to imports from another country, and we think we win. But you lose when you export because the other countries are going to raise tariffs as well. They're going to introduce barriers as well. So you win with one hand and you lose with the other.

Roberto Azevedo

Win Winning Think You Lose Country

On any given day, if I play the guitar, I can put myself somewhere. I always thought, 'This is the way you go.' It's like a magic carpet, see?

Myself Day Thought Guitar Magic You

People don't seem to make the connection between their tax money and the benefits that they get from their tax money, like free education, and the fire department, and police protection, and everything else. It drives me bonkers, because it's pretty straightforward to me.

Education Money Fire Police People

The word that I constantly hear out of women is 'fear.' It's almost like a background melody. Women have excellent degrees and experience, but we are afraid we aren't good enough because we have such high expectations.

Mireille Guiliano

Good Fear Women Experience Enough

While farmers' markets are booming in cities, actual rural market towns are in decline.

Jasmine Guinness

Farmers Rural Market Markets Decline

Throughout history, it took centuries for the habits of one culture to materially affect another. Now, that which becomes popular in one country can sweep through others within months.

History Culture Country Now Others

I'm as skeptical as anyone would be about celebrities and causes - and I will dare to say to you that I don't think of myself as a celebrity per se.

Myself Think You Say Will Celebrity

My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.

Money Win Meal Getting Biggest

My biggest deal is I just want to do my job.

Job Want Deal Just Biggest

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