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James Baldwin Quotes

I want to be an honest man and a good writer.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Good Man Want Honest Honest Man

I find it strange when people can't relate to kids, because you were a kid once, you know?

People You Find Know Strange Kid

My mom is very practical, and she originally wanted me to have something to fall back on. She was a little fearful of my becoming an actor because she didn't see it as a way to make a living. My dad, who was born and raised in Cuba, was really cool with it.

Me Cool Mom Fall Back Born

Personally, I had a close friend with cystic fibrosis. I won't ever forget how he handled himself. In the face of extreme challenges and very harrowing circumstances, he maintained a positive outlook and was just very dignified, even in his suffering.

Positive Friend Suffering Challenges

Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.

Communication Slow Too Much Say Talk

Oh yes, things get me mad. But the thing is, I get mad, and then I turn around and I forget.

Me Mad Forget Turn Yes Things

Trying to keep up is the ultimate act of uncoolness. And so I still retrieve not one but two daily newspapers from the driveway.

Daily Trying Two Up Act Keep

I'd like to be remembered as a man who went to Heaven and not another place.

Man Heaven Place Remembered Like

I knew I wasn't the sort of person who could do a full-time job and write in the evening and at weekends.

Job Evening Person Write Weekends

The musical theater is a glorious and distinctly American innovation in the history of theater.

Innovation History American Glorious

Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.

Christopher Parker

Fun Credit You Procrastination Get

If I couldn't get to the national team, I wanted to get as much as I could out of soccer, and I think moving abroad was my opportunity to do that. I think that, in turn, playing with that freedom and that spirit allowed me to play a lot better. I escalated my game quickly just by being happy.

Opportunity Freedom Happy Me Team

A unified theory would put us at the doorstep of a vast universe of things that we could finally explore with precision.

Universe Explore Precision Things Us

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