W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

Progress in human affairs is more often a pull than a push, surging forward of the exceptional man, and the lifting of his duller brethren slowly and painfully to his vantage ground.

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

ProgressManForwardPushHuman

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got to be careful and make sure we don't foul our own nest.

John Lithgow

FutureAmazingEnvironmentalEarth

Certainly the emphasis I place in this chapter on coordination of behavior and cooperation to mutual benefit is something that ought to be very congenial to people in the libertarian tradition.

Robert Nozick

PeopleBehaviorTraditionPlace

I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.

Anita Baker

StressFunGoingChoosingFactor

My mum is great for keeping hold of old classics - pieces of clothing that never age and never go out of fashion. She also says, 'Make sure you always smile - it makes everything look better!'

Amber Le Bon

SmileAgeGreatFashionBetterLook

It is every producer's dream to be part of a dedicated, hard-working team that produces an outstanding broadcast like the 'CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley.'

Steve Capus

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I'm scared of saying something that may get taken the wrong way.

Tony Stewart

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I didn't get into university, so I had to go to drama college!

Rose Leslie

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I feel like I'm a boy, but I don't feel like I should've been born with different parts of my body or anything like that. I feel like it's just all in how I dress and how I talk and how I look and feel, and that makes me happy.

Ruby Rose

DressHappyMeFeelBodyLook

We're doing what we want to do, and that's why the kids respect us.

Mike D

RespectDoingWantWhyUsKids

Everything motivates me to do my work. Has anyone seen me in any commercial or in anything that is not related to the films? No, because filmmaking and acting is my only work.

Dev Anand

WorkMeActingFilmmakingEverything

I was the first studio executive to meet with Sean Penn after 'Taps' in 1981. I was anxious to develop things with him when nobody knew who he was.

Dawn Steel

NobodyMeetFirstHimThingsKnew

I remember as a kid that I was always physically fit.

Chris Cornell

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