Rage can only with difficulty, and never entirely, be brought under the domination of the intelligence, and therefore is not susceptible to any arguments whatsoever.
James Baldwin
Rage, Emotional intelligence, Anger management, Rationality, Uncontrollable emotions, Conflict
James Baldwin’s Quotes On Topics
Aging | False Nostalgia | Hatred And Rage | Collective Emotion | Unfairness | Cultural Disconnect | Children | Adaptation | Discomfort | Liberation | Forgetfulness | Social Conformity | Emotional Shock | Painful Truth | Inner Truth | Expatriates | Isolation | Unresolved Emotions | World Perception | Judgment | More
More James Baldwin Quotes
“I remembered my mother’s insistence that I always wear clean underwear because I might get knocked down by a car on the way to or from school and I and the family would be disgraced even beyond the grave, presumably, if my underwear was dirty. And I began to worry, in fact, as the doctor sniffed and prodded, about the state of the shorts I was wearing. This made me want to laugh. But I could not breathe.” James Baldwin
Family, Guilt, Social Pressure, Humor, Fear, Humanity
James Baldwin Family, Guilt, Social Pressure, Humor, Fear, Humanity“The body in the mirror forces me to turn and face it. And I look at my body, which is under sentence of death. It is lean, hard, and cold, the incarnation of a mystery. And I do not know what moves in this body, what this body is searching. It is trapped in my mirror as it is trapped in time and it hurries toward revelation.” James Baldwin
Body, Mortality, Mysterious Search, Mirror Reflection, Life’s Sentence, Time And Self
James Baldwin Body, Mortality, Mysterious Search, Mirror Reflection, Life’s Sentence, Time And Self“He may be a very nice man. But I haven’t got the time to figure that out. All I know is, he’s got a uniform and a gun and I have to relate to him that way. That’s the only way to relate to him because one of us may have to die.” James Baldwin
Authority, Survival, Fear, Conflict, Power Dynamics
James Baldwin Authority, Survival, Fear, Conflict, Power Dynamics“Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.” James Baldwin
Enthusiasm, Motivation, Work, Energy, Spirit
James Baldwin Enthusiasm, Motivation, Work, Energy, Spirit“Writing is a political instrument.” James Baldwin
Writing, Politics, Expression, Power, Social Change
James Baldwin Writing, Politics, Expression, Power, Social Change“If you’re treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person. If certain things are described to you as being real they’re real for you whether they’re real or not.” James Baldwin
Perception, Identity Formation, Social Influence, Reality, Treatment
James Baldwin Perception, Identity Formation, Social Influence, Reality, Treatment“It is not a racial problem. It is a problem of whether or not you’re willing to look at your life and be responsible for it, and then begin to change it.” James Baldwin
Responsibility, Change, Race, Life, Awareness, Growth
James Baldwin Responsibility, Change, Race, Life, Awareness, Growth“So what can we really do for each other except – just love each other and be each other’s witness? And haven’t we got the right to hope – for more? So that we can really stretch into whoever we really are?” James Baldwin
Love and Support, Hope and Aspiration, Human Connection, Personal Growth, Mutual Understanding
James Baldwin Love and Support, Hope and Aspiration, Human Connection, Personal Growth, Mutual Understanding“For here you were, Big James, named for me – you were a big baby, I was not – here you were, to be loved. To be loved, baby, hard, at once, and forever, to strengthen you against the loveless world.” James Baldwin
Love, Protection, Parenthood, Strength, Childhood, Unconditional Care
James Baldwin Love, Protection, Parenthood, Strength, Childhood, Unconditional Care“The wretched of the earth do not decide to become extinct, they resolve, on the contrary, to multiply: life is their weapon against life, life is all that they have.” James Baldwin
Survival, Struggle, Resistance, Humanity, Hope, Strength
James Baldwin Survival, Struggle, Resistance, Humanity, Hope, Strength“We can make America what America must become.” James Baldwin
America, Change, Society, Hope, Transformation, Progress
James Baldwin America, Change, Society, Hope, Transformation, Progress“Souvenez vous,” she tells me. “One must make a little prayer from time to time.” James Baldwin
Memory, Prayer, Reflection, Spirituality, Life, Wisdom
James Baldwin Memory, Prayer, Reflection, Spirituality, Life, Wisdom“A society must assume that it is stable, but the artist must know, and he must let us know, that there is nothing stable under heaven.” James Baldwin
Society, Stability, Art, Truth, Political critique, Uncertainty
James Baldwin Society, Stability, Art, Truth, Political critique, Uncertainty“I want to be an honest man and a good writer.” James Baldwin
Honesty, Writing, Integrity, Aspiration, Self-Reflection, Art
James Baldwin Honesty, Writing, Integrity, Aspiration, Self-Reflection, Art“You cannot fix what you will not face.” James Baldwin
Self-Awareness, Facing Challenges, Accountability, Personal Growth, Courage
James Baldwin Self-Awareness, Facing Challenges, Accountability, Personal Growth, Courage“If your countrymen think that privacy is a crime, so much the worse for your country.” James Baldwin
Privacy, Crime, Society, Freedom, Critique
James Baldwin Privacy, Crime, Society, Freedom, Critique“Then I buckled up my shoes, and I started.” James Baldwin
Action, Beginnings, Determination, Courage, Change, New Start
James Baldwin Action, Beginnings, Determination, Courage, Change, New Start“Love is like the lightning, and your maturity is signaled by the extent to which you can accept the dangers and the power and the beauty of love.” James Baldwin
Love, Emotional maturity, Risk, Personal growth, Power, Beauty of love
James Baldwin Love, Emotional maturity, Risk, Personal growth, Power, Beauty of love