“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
“People pay for that they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And the pay for it… — Dorothy Allison Copy Share Image
I was influenced growing up by everything from Harlequin romances to Fedor Dostoyevsky and Albert Camus, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and later… — Danzy Senna Copy Share Image
One of my favorite things on YouTube is the famous 1965 debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley at Cambridge University. — Bari Weiss Copy Share Image
“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
As much as I love to slay a red carpet hitting the ground running with 'Beale Street' and 'Native Son,' representing two… — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
I started to read James Baldwin very early on in my life. At a time, as a young adult in the Sixties,… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
[James] Baldwin was a revelation for me, the kind of revelation that follows you all your life because you can go back… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
I think that James Baldwin is, for sure, one of the most important American writer/thinkers of his time... not just African-American. He… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
[James] Baldwin was a celebrity. A TV show like Kenneth Clark could put him aside of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
It was really always about bringing back [James] Baldwin's words in all their rawness, in all their impact - in the way… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
I learned from James Baldwin that one can be a novelist, essayist, and activist, combined. That being critical of one's country is… — Emily Raboteau Copy Share Image
“Yet it is only when one is able, without bitterness or self-pity, to surrender a dream one has long cherished, or a… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
My dream role is to portray someone like James Baldwin. I've always been a fan of his writing, and I feel like… — Michael K. Williams Copy Share Image
![“[James] Baldwin was a revelation for me, the kind of revelation that follows you all your life because you can go back to it. It's not just about stories. It's about philosophy. It's about criticizing the world. It's about deconstructing the world around you.” quote by Raoul Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/raoul-peck-8162_baldwin_james-baldwin-was-a-revelation-for-me-th_550467.jpg)
![“[James] Baldwin was a celebrity. A TV show like Kenneth Clark could put him aside of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. He was, at least, one of the three most important spokesmen of the movement and of the black community.” quote by Raoul Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/raoul-peck-8162_baldwin_james-baldwin-was-a-celebrity-a-tv-show_2643847.jpg)
![“It was really always about bringing back [James] Baldwin's words in all their rawness, in all their impact - in the way he analyzes not only this country but also the history of this country, the images that this country is fabricating through Hollywood, and what consequence that has in our…” quote by Raoul Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/raoul-peck-8162_consequence_it-was-really-always-about-bringing-back_1244605.jpg)
