James Baldwin Quotes

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

Biography

Author Profession: Novelist

Nationality: American

Born: August 2, 1924

Died: December 1, 1987

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Ernest Hemingway, Richard Bach, H. P. Lovecraft, Jack Kerouac, Elie Wiesel, Chuck Palahniuk, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Gore Vidal

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Begins, Begun, Habit, Live, Living, Quotation, Stop, To Live By

Quotes to Explore

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' Martin Luther King, Jr.

Life, You, Doing, Question, Others, Most

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive. - Matt Cameron

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive. Matt Cameron

Life, Positive, Live Life, Live, Focus

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln

Man, Power, Character, Men, Adversity

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love, Good, Forgiveness, Best, Hate

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell

Work, Success, Hard Work, Learning, Hard

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. - Rabindranath Tagore

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. Rabindranath Tagore

Life, Inspirational, Sunset, Sky, Rain

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. - Napoleon Hill

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. Napoleon Hill

Strength, Growth, Struggle, Effort, Only

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. George Bernard Shaw

Grow, Stop, Old, Playing, Because

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature, Wisdom, Patience, Secret, Her

The goal of socialism is communism. - Vladimir Lenin

The goal of socialism is communism. Vladimir Lenin

Socialism, Communism, Goal

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. - Josh Billings

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. Josh Billings

Love, Dog, Yourself, Love Yourself, Pet

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein

You, Understand, Enough, Explain, Well

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. - Albert Einstein

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein

Thinking, Problems, Same, Our, Cannot

When you think positive, good things happen. - Matt Kemp

When you think positive, good things happen. Matt Kemp

Positive, Good, Good Things, Think, You

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