baldwin Quotes

“The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid the state of being alone.”

“The South is very beautiful but its beauty makes one sad because the lives that people live here, and have lived here, are so ugly.”

“People can cry much easier than they can change.”

“Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.”

“A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.”

“I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class - a leader with the courage to do what's right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight.”

“My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that's sad.”

“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.”

“Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black.”

“A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.”