A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. James A. Baldwin affordchilddespise Change image and share on social
Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. James A. Baldwin expensiveextremelypoor Change image and share on social
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. James A. Baldwin historypeopletrap Change image and share on social
People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead. James A. Baldwin allowleadlive Change image and share on social
Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law. James A. Baldwin destroyfailhate Change image and share on social
I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all. James A. Baldwin circumstancehistorymake Change image and share on social
Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing else if you didn't have it and thought of other things if you did. James A. Baldwin moneysexthing Change image and share on social
The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. James A. Baldwin attractglorylove Change image and share on social
People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. James A. Baldwin backbreadcast Change image and share on social
Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock. James A. Baldwin bearchangeeager Change image and share on social
