"There was no room in God's army for……" — James A. Baldwin
"There was no room in God's army for the coward heart, no crown awaiting him who put mother or father, sister or brother, sweetheart or friend above God's will. Let the church cry amen to this!"
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339 Quotes by James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin has 339 quotes on this site.
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Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is…
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Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.
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Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
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The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
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People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay…
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I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is…
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People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on…
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Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.
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Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.
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It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
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I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the…
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Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?
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I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to…
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I believe I have a calling. Do you know what that calling is? To stand up in a new and…
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Lord of the springtime, Father of flower, field and fruit, smile on us in these earnest days when the work…
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It is by means of these that we attain perfect love, through the grace and compassion of our Lord Jesus…
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If I had a prayer, it would be this: "God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation.…
— Byron Katie
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I am now about to make the great adventure. I cannot endure this agonizing pain any longer. It is all…
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The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that he says 'Amen' and runs away before God has a chance…
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Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it? Thank You. Amen.
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Let me rest in Your will and be silent. Then the light of Your joy will warm my life. Its…
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But till we are built like angels, with hammer and chisel and pen, we will work for ourself and a…
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Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand; Cold as paddocks though they be, Here I lift…
— Robert Herrick
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I believe in Michelangelo, Velasquez, and Rembrandt; in the might of design, the mystery of color, the redemption of all…
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