A Quote by James Baldwin

The impossible is the least that one can demand.

James Baldwin

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Demand Impossible Least

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James Baldwin
American - Writer
August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987

If it's not impossible, you may as well try. If it is impossible, at least you'll find out why.

Ron Kaufman

I think there is a demand. The demand is for a radical economic and political restructuring of the world. And most people would say that's impossible. And it may or may not be achieved, but I think that's less important than articulating what a just and fair world can be.

Judith Butler

Be realistic, demand the impossible!

Che Guevara

Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing

Muhammad Ali

Between the demand to be clear,and the temptation to be obscure, impossible to decide which deserves more respect.

Emile M. Cioran

A demand for commodities is not a demand for labor. The demand for labor is determined by the amount of capital directly devoted to the remuneration of labor: the demand for commodities simply determines in what direction labor shall be employed.

Millicent Fawcett

Those who do the most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand the least.

Henry Latham Doherty

A very poor man may be said in some sense to have a demand for a coach and six; he might like to have it; but his demand is not an effectual demand, as the commodity can never be brought to market in order to satisfy it.

Adam Smith

Beauty and elegance are a right, not a surplus... . We must demand, at least, intention.

Paola Antonelli

I do believe that oil production globally has peaked at 85 million barrels. And I've been very vocal about it. And what happens? The demand continues to rise. The only way you can possibly kill demand is with price. So the price of oil, gasoline, has to go up to kill the demand. Otherwise, keep the price down, the demand rises.

T. Boone Pickens

The easiest programs to use are those which demand the least new learning from the user

Eric S. Raymond

As a writer, I demand the right to write any character in the world that I want to write. I demand the right to be them, I demand the right to think them and I demand the right to tell the truth as I see they are.

Quentin Tarantino

I demand a lot from myself and reflect this attitude upon others: I consider it to be an important quality for a leader. I also think it is impossible to achieve success without persistence.

Yelena Baturina

Human nature is so constructed that it gives affection most readily to those who seem least to demand it.

Bertrand Russell

It would be nice sometimes to take a longer break in between projects, but unfortunately, the way that the business is, there's such a demand for new material on a consistent basis that it's nearly impossible to do that.