W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes
I insist that the object of all true education is not to make men carpenters, it is to make carpenters men.

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My best advice to anybody who has a child with a disability is to really find the tools for that person to thrive and find what their true passions are, because the rest will follow.
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You're only as good as your last song. That's something somebody told me, and it's so true. You've just gotta keep putting yourself out there, even promoting 'God Made Girls.'
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The yogi offers his labyrinthine human longings to a monotheistic bonfire dedicated to the unparalleled God. This is indeed the true yogic fire ceremony, in which all past and present desires are fuel consumed by love divine.
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I want to do my hard dives really well, I want to see what my true potential in this sport really is. I want to grasp that.
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I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historical fiction.
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Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.
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Back in the really olden days, dinner was seldom a ceremonial event for U.S. families. Only the very wealthy had a separate dining room. For most, meals were informal, a kind of rolling refueling; often only the men sat down.
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The true treasure lies within. It is the underlying theme of the songs we sing, the shows we watch and the books we read. It is woven into the Psalms of the Bible, the ballads of the Beatles and practically every Bollywood film ever made. What is that treasure? Love. Love is the nature of the Divine.
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In schools giving students a full education, not to create great artists but about the right to have full expression and imagination and creativity, along with an acknowledgement that everybody learns differently. You try and you fail and you try again. All those skills are useful in the workplace, too.
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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
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I grew up being scared of the water, which is embarrassing to say as an Australian, but it's true.
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My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.
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Men are what their mothers made them.
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It's true that hydropower exploitation can bring economic development, but not necessarily to the benefit of local people.
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It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.
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There's always been that theory that if a candidate can't run a decent campaign, he probably can't run a decent presidency. That might be true, although sadly I must admit that running a brilliant campaign does not translate into running a brilliant White House.
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I follow the Patriots, but the Steelers were my first and true love. I still have a 'Terrible Towel.'
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I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.
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I have always believed in the fact that it's your work that is going to figure out things for you. As long as you are true to your work, I think you are gonna be fine.
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Music goes further than any border, any language.
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Something I always admire, especially in female comedians, is that they're willing to make themselves look terrible.
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I always wanted to be known as a songwriter and not just a songbird.
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I don't understand how women can manage to get back in shape with a new baby and a job.
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I insist that the object of all true education is not to make men carpenters, it is to make carpenters men.