James Baldwin Quotes

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Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do.

I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do.

One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one's own.

One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one's own.

You cannot fix what you will not face.

You cannot fix what you will not face.

To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.

To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.

The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it.

The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it.

Trust life, and it will teach you, in joy and sorrow, all you need to know.

Trust life, and it will teach you, in joy and sorrow, all you need to know.

People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction.

People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction.

Artists are here to disturb the peace.

Artists are here to disturb the peace.

Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.

Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.

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I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

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If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.

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To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.

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You will know you're old when you cease to be amazed.

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If in the first act you introduce a gun, by the third act you have to use it.

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