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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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...

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...

Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in...

Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford...

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford...

Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and...

Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and...

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 can cry much easier than they can change.

People can cry much easier than they can change.

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...

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...

When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop...

When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop...

I want to be an honest man and a good writer.

I want to be an honest man and a good writer.

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...

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...

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...

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.

Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really...

Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really...