W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

Strange, is it not, my brothers, how often in America those great watchwords of human energy - 'Be strong!' 'Know thyself!' 'Hitch your wagon to a star!' - how often these die away into dim whispers when we face these seething millions of black men? And yet do they not belong to them? Are they not their heritage as well as yours?

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

GreatMenBe StrongEnergyFaceDie

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.

Althea Gibson

YouMatterAccomplishmentsSomebody

I've filmed before in the U.S. and have more than 80 roles in TV, film, and theatre, but the feeling of becoming a part of the Marvel Universe as Colossus is incredible. Sometimes you just can't explain that moment, but when you think about it, you feel so happy and proud.

Stefan Kapicic

MomentHappyTheatreProudThink

True Scouts are the best friends of animals, for from living in the woods and wilds, and practising observation and tracking, they get to know more than other people about the ways and habits of birds and animals, and therefore they understand them and are more in sympathy with them.

Robert Baden-Powell

BestPeopleSympathyBirdsWoods

Prejudices save time.

Robert Byrne

TimeSavePrejudices

I love the fact that I don't have a real job!

Mike Posner

LoveJobRealFactI LoveReal Job

There would really be no reason to get up in the morning if Founders Fund was not willing to invest in companies that were doing important things, great businesses that very few people believe in.

Luke Nosek

MorningGreatPeopleBelieveDoing

I wake up every day, make awesome music with awesome people, and tour the world, which is incredible.

Logic

MusicDayPeopleWorldWake UpUp

But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.

Lord Byron

WordsSmallThinkThoughtFalling

When my grandfather died, I was on tour, and I didn't go to the funeral. I never got to say goodbye, and this is one of the problems of being in a rock band is that you're away, and your loved ones die, and you can't even see them.

Dolores O'Riordan

GoodbyeProblemsLovedDieYouRock

In my hometown, people I didn't even know started to recognize me: 'Oh, you're that kid that's doing well over there in Europe and with the national team!'

Christian Pulisic

PeopleMeTeamDoingHometownYou

Doing something like 'Damages,' I played a character with post-traumatic stress. I was playing with sleep deprivation. I was not sleeping; I stayed up for three days at a time, drinking Red Bull. I would get shaky and tired and hyper.

Chris Messina

CharacterTimeStressSleepTired

Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did.

Clay Aiken

WordsThinkBetterDoingEmotions

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