Nathaniel Moore

“Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began. The recovery of this standard demands of everyone who loves this country a hard look at himself, for the greatest achievements must begin somewhere, and they always begin with the person. If we are not capable of this examination, we may yet become one of the most distinguished and monumental failures in the history of nations. --“Nobody Knows My Name,” in Partisan Review”
― James Baldwin, Memorable Quotations: James Baldwin

“It is very nearly impossible . . . to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind. --“They Can’t Turn Back,” in Mademoiselle (New York, Aug. 1960; repr. in The Price of the Ticket, 1985)     The”
― James Baldwin, Memorable Quotations: James Baldwin

“Noah was a drunk, David was a murderer and an adulterer, Peter was a coward, Judas was a backstabber, Jacob was a liar, Samson was a womanizer, Rahab was a prostitute, Elijah was suicidal, Moses had low self-esteem, and the Samaritan woman had multiple husbands…so what’s your excuse?”
― Lynn R. Davis, Deliver Me From Negative Self-Talk: A Guide to Speaking Faith-Filled Words

“What you were in the past does not dictate what you are destined to become. The”
― Lynn R. Davis, Deliver Me From Negative Self-Talk: A Guide to Speaking Faith-Filled Words