James Baldwin Quotes

Many people are so afraid of change.

I've been scared and I've liked not hanging on to stuff where I know that I'm in my comfort zone.

I learned something very important early on: You accept what happens and move on. In other words, if I hit a bad shot, I can't change it. There is only the next shot. That was a big lesson.

To imagine a better life for yourself and your family and to leave behind all that is familiar requires a special kind of courage.

When we believe we are losing control, we grab on tight. When our greatest fear comes upon us, we clench our fist and teeth, close our eyes and hold on. We must learn how to let go. When the time comes for growth and change, we must have the courage and faith to let go. Whatever leaves my life makes room for something better.

Life will force you to make changes you never wanted to make.

To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

I'm just opening the doors. And a lot of this is new to me - thinking about it, and letting go again and again and again, trusting that if I'm meant to continue working as a musician, it'll happen. If I'm not, then pull out the life support.

The first few years in L.A. were really tough and scary, but I had to figure things out for myself.

I think sometimes people are scared to change. Sometimes people are scared to do something different, especially if they've been successful at something.

It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

It's funny, the moment you dread the most, seeing yourself bald, is actually not such a bad moment at all.

When you come from a background like mine, where you're entering worlds that are so different than your own, you have to be afraid.

I don't seek discomfort. But, very often, you realise that what you fear is actually quite ephemeral; something's different, something's unfamiliar; therefore, it must be worse.

We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that's going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it.

If my ship sails from sight, it doesn't mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

The worst part of success is, to me, adapting to it. It's scary.

Sometimes change is good. Although I didn't want to leave.

Whatever happens, happens. Accept things and move on.

Many times in life, we say we want change but are then terrified when the opportunity for it arrives.

One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.

I think change is always scary but also always good.

It's a funny thing, life... as much as you don't want the sun to come up, it comes up the next day. Life continues on and you have to make a choice in how you handle it.

The world is changing and people don't like change.