James Baldwin Quotes

People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead.

James Baldwin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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For me, I think that, certainly, the fact that Las Vegas has a gambling aspect to it is far overshadowed by the entertainment value, if you will, family appeal, that you have, the convention appeal. So it does not have disfavor with me, in my opinion, relative to being an NFL city.

Jerry Jones

FamilyValueCityMeOpinionThink

The luck will alter and the star will rise.

John Masefield

LuckRiseWillStarAlter

Back when I was a student, I had Steve Jobs over to my house for a fireside chat with the GSB High Tech Club.

Steve Jurvetson

BackHouseStudentOverClubHigh

The thing that I had saved up for myself and wanted most to bring off was a fully fledged professional production of Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Theater in Stratford.

Trevor Nunn

MyselfProfessionalRoyalUpBring

I'd love to have the opportunity to sing in a Disney movie.

Moira Kelly

LoveOpportunitySingMovieDisney

I've been around the surf culture since I was a kid. I grew up in a beach town in Rhode Island. Then eventually I lived in Dana Point, Calif., a real surf hotbed.

Don Winslow

CultureBeachIslandKidRealLived

I don't regard the fact that there's a disparity in test scores nearly as importantly as I do the need for diversity, because I know from long experience that test scores, though useful, are a very limited measure of things that matter in choosing students.

Derek Bok

ExperienceDiversityLongMeasure

I've had plenty of crappy jobs, but the only job I've ever really dedicated myself to has been acting. It's my life.

Dax Shepard

LifeMyselfJobMy LifeActingBeen

Leaving 'NCIS' was not planned, so there is no plan. If I were panicking now, it would defeat the purpose.

Cote de Pablo

PurposePlanDefeatNowLeaving

I spend 80% of my time in my restaurants. Taping my TV shows doesn't take much time, and then they get aired a lot. That's the thing people don't realize.

Bobby Flay

TimePeopleRealizeTakeGetMuch

I just felt like I'd rather listen to even the worst metal song more than most current pop music.

Brian Posehn

MusicSongWorstListenMoreMetal

Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.

William Shakespeare

New Year'sHopeDownDrinkCome

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