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W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.

W. E. B. Du Bois

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: February 23, 1868 - August 27, 1963

Topics

Man Hardships Poor Race Land Hard

Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books: They get older and older and belong to themselves to a greater and greater extent.

Child Grow You Grow Up See Up

The unlimited power that many modern gurus offer is false hope. Their programs calling us to unlimited power have made them rich, not us. They touch our false selves and tap our toxic shame.

Hope Power Rich Touch Shame Toxic

I think always, when you have a candidate promising free stuff, and another promising less stuff or nothing, the one who promises more is always going to have the advantage.

Promises Free Think You Nothing

I like most of the venture capitalists I know; they're smart, well-intended guys who genuinely enjoy helping entrepreneurs succeed. And I love venture capital and investment capital of all categories - its economic impact is proven. The more of it the better.

Love Smart Succeed Impact Better

Protecting basic rights such as freedom of expression enhances social stability.

Freedom Rights Stability Expression

Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.

Life Happiness You More Happens How

The really cool challenge of '24' was learning on camera how to be a dramatic actress. The biggest difficulty was the industry side of things. I was very lucky that I had Joel Surnow, one of the creators of '24,' in my corner. Early on, the Fox executives couldn't believe that I was on the show.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Learning Challenge Cool Believe Fox

I would love for people to look at me as a great singer but also know exactly who I am, the way that we have loved and respected people like Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, having gone through the different stages of their lives with them. That's the type of history I want to have.

Love History Great I Am People Me

Iran with a nuclear weapon or with fissile material that can be given to Hezbollah or Hamas or others has the potential of not just destabilizing the Middle East. But it could be brought here.

Potential Others Here Middle Just

Now, do I think there has to be shared sacrifice among other nations in the world who want a stable and secure world? Absolutely, there has to be. But I don't think that America can ever abdicate its leadership role in the world because of who we are and where we've come from. We are the symbol for the world for freedom and liberty.

Leadership Freedom Sacrifice World

Success is entirely accessible, even if you happen to be a huge screw-up 95 percent of the time.

Success Time You Happen Success Is

People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.

Juliana Hatfield

Girl People You Look Big Deal

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