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James Baldwin Quotes

1. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
2. “Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”
3. “The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
4. “I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do.”
5. “Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
6. “People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them.”
7. “The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious, one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.”
8. “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”
9. “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
10. “I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
11. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
12. “Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.”
13. “Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law.”
14. “The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.”
15. “The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.”
16. “One can give nothing whatever without giving oneself—that is to say, risking oneself.”
17. “The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat.”
18. “People can cry much easier than they can change.”
19. “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”
20. “The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.”
21. “The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
22. “The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.”
23. “The purpose of education…is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions.”
24. “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
25. “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
26. “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.”
27. “The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.”
28. “Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self: in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one’s nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned.”
29. “A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.”
30. “There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.”
31. “People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.”
32. “The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.”
33. “It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.”
34. “Artists are here to disturb the peace.”
35. “The future is like heaven – everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.”
36. “The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.”
37. “The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one’s key to the experience of others.”
38. “The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
39. “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.”
40. “I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
41. “The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious, one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.”
42. “People can cry much easier than they can change.”
43. “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”
44. “The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.”
45. “The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
46. “The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.”
47. “The purpose of education…is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions.”
48. “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
49. “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
50. “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.”
51. “The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.”
52. “Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self: in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one’s nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned.”
53. “A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.”
54. “There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.”
55. “People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.”
56. “The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.”
57. “It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.”
58. “Artists are here to disturb the peace.”
59. “The future is like heaven – everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.”
60. “The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.”
61. “The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one’s key to the experience of others.”
62. “The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
63. “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.”
64. “I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
65. “The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious, one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.”
66. “People can cry much easier than they can change.”
67. “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”
68. “The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.”
69. “The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
70. “The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.”
71. “The purpose of education…is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions.”
72. “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
73. “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
74. “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.”
75. “The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.”
76. “Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self: in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one’s nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned.”
77. “A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.”
78. “There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.”
79. “People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.”
80. “The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.”
81. “It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.”
82. “Artists are here to disturb the peace.”
83. “The future is like heaven – everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.”
84. “The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.”
85. “The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one’s key to the experience of others.”
86. “The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
87. “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.”
88. “I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
89. “The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious, one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.”
90. “People can cry much easier than they can change.”
91. “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”
92. “The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.”
93. “The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
94. “The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.”
95. “The purpose of education…is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions.”
96. “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
97. “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
98. “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.”
99. “The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.”
100. “Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self: in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one’s nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned.”

James Baldwin Quotes:
– “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
– “The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
– “Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
– “People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them.”
– “Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”
– “The purpose of education…is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions.”
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