James A. Baldwin Quotes
If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't think even one per cent of the people in this world explore more than 10 per cent of all that this world has to offer. That's a shame!
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God bless nannies.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family.
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Countries that intervene militarily rarely do so out of pure altruism.
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I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.
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I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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Those are serious questions of war and peace, of freedom or tyranny, whether or not there is ever going to be a hope of us instilling some democratic systems in a part of the world that frankly is breeding hate and destruction directed right at us.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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Singing, for me, means singing as loud as I can.
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If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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I use coconut oil every single day. I apply coconut oil on my whole body for moisturising. The oil can also be used as make-up remover, as it is light-based and is not sticky.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.
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When I was little, I wanted to be an astronomer, but that didn't happen.
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I am not gay; I don't have a relationship with Ricky Martin.
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It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.
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The test of an abstract picture, for me, is not my first reaction to it, but how long I can stand it hanging on the wall of a room where I am living.
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Apparently, Mayella's recital had given her confidence, but it was not her father's brash kind: there was something stealthy about hers, like a steady-eyed cat with a twitchy tail.
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Once we agree on the future, the present will be much easier. A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there. We have first to decide where we want to go, where we want to sail.
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If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.
