"I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all"
- James A. Baldwin
About this Quote
This quote by James A. Baldwin talks to the idea that we are all formed by our experiences, our environment, and also our background. We are the item of our past, but we are additionally so much even more than that. We are capable of transcending our conditions and developing our very own courses. We are not limited by our past, yet instead, we can utilize it as a tool to form our future. We are all with the ability of making our own choices as well as producing our very own destinies. We are all greater than the amount of our components, and we can use our experiences to produce something new and gorgeous. We are all efficient in greatness, and we must never ever allow our previous define us.
This quote is written / told by James A. Baldwin between August 2, 1924 and December 1, 1987. He was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 51 other quotes.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"