W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

North as well as South, the Negroes have emerged from slavery into a serfdom of poverty and restricted rights.

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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It's a real honor to have my stories up on the big silver screen, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. It's great fun flying out to L.A. for premieres and meeting all the actors and directors.

Jim Starlin

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If a person can be said to have the wrong attitude, there is no need to pay attention to his arguments.

John McCarthy

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For professional athletes, I always think about it in these terms: the most difficult diva of women's soccer would be the easiest NBA player ever.

Jeff Van Gundy

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What's really the driver of talent is not raw ability. It's not even just experience. It's what's called 'deliberate practice,' which is to say, if you do something a lot, you get really good at it.

Stephen J. Dubner

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When I shot 'Private Practice,' Amy Brenneman made a point of really befriending me before we started shooting.

Stephen Amell

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In my first story, 'Mr. Mysterious & Company'... I was asked to take out some of the humor because editors were afraid reviewers would dismiss the book as a joke. Today, humor is enjoyed and no longer regarded as literary brummagem.

Sid Fleischman

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Most white Americans only discovered the blues with the British invasion.

Ronnie Wood

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I don't have tapes of meditation, but I put on the meditation station. I did as a player, too. I used to always play the game before the game happened. As a coach, I do the same thing.

Jason Kidd

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I'm not sure whay I've been drawn to this subject, except that murder is a subject that has always drawn people for as long as people have been telling stories.

Donna Tartt

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A lot of people want to retire; I couldn't. You don't retire in our business. What, play golf and watch television? Oh, please.

Christopher Plummer

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I think Christopher Daniels' first championship reign with ROH is about 20 years too late, and I fully embrace the role that I've naturally been given here as spoiler for that reign.

Cody Rhodes

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I always say Los Angeles is the place where British people come to exceed their worth. It's quite true of everything: The British accent does open doors.

Ryan Cartwright

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