W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody's slavery.

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

TodayFreedomMenSlaveryCannot

My daughter has always had a strong sense of her own identity. From the day she was born her father and I were in love with and in awe of her and still are.

Jenny Eclair

LoveFatherDaughterDayIdentity

Compared to the big 19th-century novelists, I've got a slim volume of work.

Melvyn Bragg

WorkBigGotSlimVolumeNovelists

A mayor is a symbol and a public face of what a city bureaucracy provides its citizens.

John Hickenlooper

CityFaceBureaucracyMayorCitizens

The one thing that our nation is truly responsible for is securing the nation, make sure the citizens are safe.

Matt Rosendale

ResponsibleNationSafeSureOur

I actually got really petrified by the thought of people seeing me.

Andy Partridge

PeopleMeThoughtSeeingGotReally

Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are.

Stephen Moyer

PeopleConflictYouDramaKindDeal

I like to write music. And I think exploring with lyrics and figuring out how to make complete songs is fun. I think I have a take on it. I don't know if it's great, but it's an interesting take. It's original.

Stone Gossard

MusicGreatFunThinkInteresting

When I taught a civil rights class at the University of Maryland Law School, I would do an exercise with my students. I'd write 'civil rights' on the board and ask them to tell me what immediately came to mind.

Tom Perez

SchoolMindMeLawExerciseClass

Television has its own award. It's called the Emmy. It's a good award. I like it. I have one. But you don't see movies like 'The King's Speech' win Oscars and then go to TV and qualify for Emmys. In documentaries, some networks have been able to game the system.

Michael Moore

GoodKingWinGameAwardYou

My mother and I were born in Mieres, Asturias, the most beautiful region you'll ever see in Europe and the home of Cabrales, a great blue cheese made in the Asturian mountains. When I was young, we moved to Barcelona. Whenever my mother was homesick for Asturias, she'd eat a little piece of Cabrales to bring her closer to Mieres.

Jose Andres

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The expectation in the Obama Administration, or at least the hope, is that a nuclear deal with the West could ultimately moderate Iranian behavior by helping to integrate the country more thoroughly into the international system. Will this happen? It's impossible to predict, of course. We will only know if we get there.

Dexter Filkins

HopeImpossibleBehaviorCountry

A traveler is really not someone who crosses ground so much as someone who is always hungry for the next challenge and adventure.

Pico Iyer

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