W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes

Strive for that greatness of spirit that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities.

W. E. B. Du Bois

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• It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.

  

  Imelda Marcos
  • People
  • World
  • God

• Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

  

  Magnus Carlsen
  • Small
  • Popular
  • Chess

• My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.

  

  Dan Carter
  • Life
  • Work
  • She

• I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.

  

  Mahershala Ali
  • Trying
  • Truth
  • Small

• I don't think auditioning will ever faze me again after the 'Grease' TV experience. It was fierce. There were thousands of people auditioning in four cities. I flew from home in Minneapolis to audition in L.A. I waited in line all day. I arrived at 7 A.M. and wasn't seen until 6 P.M.

  

  Laura Osnes
  • People
  • Home
  • Experience

• The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.

  

  Gavin Rossdale Bush
  • Myself
  • Understand
  • Talk

• I had to learn to not be so hard. And I had a wife and, at that time, a partner when Samori was born, and for most of Samori's life, a partner, who, for whatever reason, did not have to learn that and was very tender and very, very soft with him.

  

  Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Life
  • Time
  • Wife

• If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.

  

  Edan Lepucki
  • World
  • Think
  • End

• I have everything that I could possibly want in life, from a gorgeous granddaughter and a wonderful wife, brilliant students, the best job anyone could hope for, and about half of my hair. Not the half I would have kept, but no one consulted me.

  

  Daniel Gilbert
  • Life
  • Job
  • Hope

• It's hard for people sometimes to relate to me. They weren't in the military, they weren't injured overseas in Iraq, they weren't burned, they didn't go through 33 surgeries, or two and a half years in the hospital.

  

  J. R. Martinez
  • People
  • Military
  • Relate

• Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.

  

  Facundo Pieres
  • Good
  • Father
  • Always

• I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.

  

  Aaron Taylor-Johnson
  • Love
  • Father
  • Parent

• Just think about it: what in the name of God would Alabama be without the University of Alabama? What would Oklahoma be without the University of Oklahoma? Nothing.

  

  Dan Jenkins
  • God
  • Think
  • Name

• When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.

  

  Larry Mullen, Jr. U2
  • Music
  • Business
  • Deep

• People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.

  

  Talib Kweli Black Star
  • People
  • Music
  • Way

• Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.

  

  Madchen Amick
  • Done
  • Opportunity
  • Kind

• The Tower of David is important for Israel's heritage and existence because it is more than a tower, it is a symbol. It is more important than the Azrieli Towers.

  

  Yair Lapid
  • Important
  • Israel
  • Heritage

• Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.

  

  Jack London
  • Life
  • Song
  • Short

• I don't like family stories forcefully mixed with commercial elements.

  

  Ram Charan
  • Family
  • Like
  • Commercial

• I've done TV and I've done film, and I'm not snobby about it. It's about the project.

  

  Kelly Macdonald
  • Done

• I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life.

  

  Compay Segundo Buena Vista Social Club
  • Life
  • Strong

• If I want to be a better person for whoever is in my life, I have to learn.

  

  Paul Gascoigne
  • Life
  • Learn
  • Better Person

• I started coming to L.A. as often as I could, for three months on and three months off, because immigration kicks you out after 90 days.

  

  Jai Courtney
  • Immigration

• Strive for that greatness of spirit that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities.

  

  W. E. B. Du Bois
  • Life
  • Spirit
  • Greatness