W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line: the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in America and the islands of the sea.

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

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The arts generally have had to recognize Modernism - how should poetry escape?

John Crowe Ransom

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A lot of times, jazz musicians try to educate people. What other genre does that?

Robert Glasper

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Human rights are praised more than ever - and violated as much as ever.

Anna Lindh

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A big way that I express myself is through what I wear and how I present myself. I think that's an important part of the characters that I play.

Angourie Rice

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Of course there have been times when I've done crazy things. But I don't think I'm crazy. I just grew up in a crazy world.

Metta World Peace

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I don't want to be famous. I like to be able to sit in a cafe and watch the world go by and observe people.

Sophia Myles

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Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Stephen Covey

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One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations.

Steve Allen

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There is an energy that you carry when you're nurturing another life where you're protecting first - and once you know that cub is out of the way of the hunter's gun, you can be a little more daring.

Tori Amos

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I always imagined myself somehow as an electron around some atom, and you're just, like, bouncing around and spinning. There was a never-ending supply of places to go, people to see, things to do, and fitting it all in became kind of an art.

Tom Freston

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I always wanted to get out of L.A., but time passes, and you find excuses to stay.

Robin Wright

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I'm not afraid to have my music digestible by different ages.

Jon Bellion

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