Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

Quote by James A Baldwin

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The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful...

It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful...

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets,...

Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets,...

There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is...

There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is...

You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does...

You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does...

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never...

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never...

No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for...

No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for...

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole...

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole...

The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there...

The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there...

I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think...

I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think...

It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the...

It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the...

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

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

People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves...

People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves...

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious...

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious...

Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing...

Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing...

Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity,...

Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity,...

The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious...

The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious...

The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody,...

The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody,...

People can cry much easier than they can change.

People can cry much easier than they can change.