James Baldwin Quotes

It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because a protective sentimentality limits their understanding of it, that the Negro in America has been able to tell his story.

James Baldwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MusicLimitsStoryUnderstanding

Every time I went out there I performed the best that I could and it was time to step back and clear my mind.

Jimmy Connors

TimeBestStepMindBackOut

A great pickup line is one I don't even notice. It has me connecting with you, laughing, having a good time. And that definitely gets my attention.

Jennifer Morrison

GoodGreatTimeHaving A Good Time

More and more I understand that it's very fine not to know where you come from.

Amelie Nothomb

YouKnowUnderstandMoreWhereFine

It is impossible to fully express how much I respect the people of 'NBC News.'

Steve Capus

RespectPeopleImpossibleNewsMuch

I do actually believe in love. I can't say that I'm 100 percent successful in that department, but I think it's one of the few worthwhile human experiences. It's cooler than anything I can think of right now.

Trent Reznor

LoveBelieveThinkI CanNowSay

I would think twice about designing stuff for which there was no need and which didn't endure.

Robin Day

ThinkDesignEndureNeedTwice

Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us.

Robinson Jeffers

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Modern design becomes the eye catcher because it's out of context, it is something newborn and fresh, something people have never seen before. I mean, that in itself is the way we should sort of stimulate the senses of society, this urban condition.

Ross Lovegrove

PeopleSocietyEyeDesignWayNever

I have known Tavis Smiley since the 1980s, when we both worked at the same radio station in Los Angeles. He is smart, and he is a gentleman who has accorded me great respect both on and off the air.

Dennis Prager

RespectGreatSmartMeGentleman

I don't try to be nothing I'm not. I'm not flashy. I'm just me.

DeMar DeRozan

MeNothingTryJustFlashy

When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning a race or getting second or third.

Apolo Ohno

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We are bothered a good deal by people who assume the responsibility of the world when God is neglectful.

Anne Sullivan

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