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Demand Quotes by James A. Baldwin
- Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began. The recovery of…
- She was twenty and had come to realize that, though she had a voice, she wasn't a singer; that to endure and embrace the life…
- 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.…
- The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself.
- The impossible is the least that one can demand.
- It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity…
More Demand Quotes
- I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety. — Kevyn Aucoin
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour
- Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. — Red Auerbach
- Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in… — Roger Babson
- Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. — Lord Acton
- Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
- Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand… — Honore de Balzac