When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied…

Quote by James A Baldwin

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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...

Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in...

Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in...

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this...

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this...

There is a sanctity involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better...

There is a sanctity involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better...

Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are...

Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are...

Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.

Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.

People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the...

People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the...

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.

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...

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of...

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of...

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

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

The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as...

The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as...

I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also,...

I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also,...

The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which...

The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which...

American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone...

American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone...

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...

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...

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

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.

The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept...

The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept...