You Know, It's Not The World That Was My Oppressor, Because What The World Does To You, If The World Does It To You Long Enough And Effectively Enough, You Begin To Do To Yourself.

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You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the
world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and
effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself.
-- James Baldwin

You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself.
-- James Baldwi...
The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was before you came in.
-- James Baldwi...
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire
Before the world finds a place for you, find a place for yourself in the world.
If you just try long enough and hard enough, you can always manage to boot yourself in the posterior.
-- A. J. Liebling...

You Know, It's Not The World That Was My Oppressor, Because What The World Does To You, If The World Does It To You Long Enough And Effectively Enough, You Begin To Do To Yourself.

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