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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As a child, I've always been in trouble with men and the police have always had to get involved, through no fault of my own.
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My family and friends were definitely the key to my recovery. One thing that I do suggest is that anyone dealing with a life-threatening illness like cancer choose a point person for people to call to find out how you are doing - a sister, brother, mother, father, daughter, son, or close friend.
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I used to run away to New York from Baltimore all the time. I would get on the Greyhound bus and tell my parents I was going to some sorority weekend... I'd even make up fake permission slips, come to New York, and just ask people on the street if I could stay with them and go see midnight movies.
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I have a tremendous amount of patience and tolerance when working with people, but if I ever feel the impulse to inhibit myself from doing one more take, or feel a need to apologize to someone for pushing, I know that that relationship isn't gonna last.
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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.
