Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

More quotes by James Baldwin

View all
"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up."

- James Baldwin

Love

"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."

- James Baldwin

Love

"Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."

- James Baldwin

Love

"Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."

- James Baldwin

Love

"If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons."

- James Baldwin

Love

More Influence Quotes

View all
"The world is changed by your example, not your opinion."

- Paulo Coelho

Influence

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."

- Robin Williams

Influence

"There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation."

- James E. Faust

Influence

"Who can justly measure the righteous influence of a mother’s love? What enduring fruits result from the seeds of truth that a mother carefully plants and lovingly cultivates in the fertile soil of a child’s trusting mind and heart? As a mother, you have been given divine instincts to help you sense your child’s special talents and unique capacities."

- Richard G. Scott

Influence

"If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful."

- Jeff Bezos

Influence