W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

Before the Civil War, the Negro was certainly as efficient a workman as the raw immigrant from Ireland or Germany. But, whereas the Irishmen found economic opportunity wide and daily growing wider, the Negro found public opinion determined to 'keep him in his place.'

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

DailyOpportunityWarOpinionPlace

Hollywood, it seems, recognizes black film and black filmmakers, but like a distant lover, never close enough or long enough to forge a meaningful relationship.

Joe Morton

RelationshipBlackEnoughLongNever

Why do a reality show if you're going to be fake?

Joanna Krupa

RealityFakeYouWhyGoingShow

No batch of 10 people will have as much an influence on the company as those first 10 people.

John Collison

PeopleInfluenceWillFirstCompany

It's nice to have a signature role.

Robert Picardo

NiceSignatureRole

I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it.

Sonia Sotomayor

MorningDayI AmStartNewFinish

I published my first poem in 'The Paris Review' in 1980.

Siri Hustvedt

ParisFirstReviewPoemPublished

No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people.

Rita Mae Brown

WorkAnimalPeopleFaceYearYou

Usher did the ultimate no-no to me. I will never be with him again, and that is that.

Rozonda Thomas

MeWillNeverHimAgainDid

Sun Tzu does not need my praise. His work has lived for over two thousand years, and will surely live for another two thousand without any help from me.

Martin Van Creveld

WorkLiveSunMeHelpWill

Days off always help. Even if people don't like it when they give you a day off, you've got to take a day off because sometimes you've got to clear your mind.

Miguel Cabrera

DayPeopleMindHelpYouSometimes

Actually, what I miss are people corpsing on stage.

Judi Dench

PeopleStageMissActually

I have a great legacy, tarnished somewhat by the move.

Art Modell

GreatLegacyMoveTarnishedSomewhat

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