W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

The Negro was freed and turned loose as a penniless, landless, naked, ignorant laborer. Ninety-nine per cent were field hands and servants of the lowest class.

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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Make measurable progress in reasonable time.

Jim Rohn

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I think even in bad times it's good to keep some money going into research. And that's the purpose of the whole space program. It's not just exploration and going to see how far we can go out into space and keep people alive and bring them back, although exploration certainly has its place.

John Glenn

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My home is at the WWE. I truly do love performing. The atmosphere here isn't like anything else. It's truly where I belong.

John Cena

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I've always wanted to write about the other side of the tracks, the have-nots, maybe because that's who I was.

Matt de la Pena

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Wilderness, like the national park system, was an American idea.

Stewart Udall

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When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.

Trisha Yearwood

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If you're an actor, go out and act.

Simon McBurney

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I think, for an artiste, it's important to be aware of world cinema.

Roop Durgapal

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The toilets at a local police station have been stolen. Police say they have nothing to go on.

Ronnie Barker

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I'm very interested in how people in the 19th century travelled to Greece.

Mary Beard

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Never drew a paycheck outside of baseball.

Don Zimmer

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I'm clean and sober.

Dinah Manoff

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