W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes
We shall never secure emancipation from the tyranny of the white oppressor until we have achieved it in our own souls.
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I don't ever remember a single day of hopelessness. I knew from the history of the labor movement, especially of the black people, that it was an undertaking of great trial. That, live or die, I had to stick with it, and we had to win.
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On right-to-life, see the Republicans flee from Todd Akin, who committed a gaffe while restating his support for what has been a plank of the Republican platform since 1980.
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I am not a kind of person now who broods over the failures and negatives.
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I'm actually beginning to believe that there is something in common among all of my characters. I'm not sure what it is exactly. But I guess that something is me.
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My husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.
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I completely agree with feeling the need for or the benefits of being pushed and of being directed on a project and collaborating.
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I approach 'Fast & Furious 6' the same way I would approach a Sidney Lumet film. Getting into character's getting into character.
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Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
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The reality is, if you were fortunate to be born to rich parents, you have a better chance of succeeding in life. And that's wrong.
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It is a great honor for me to be able to express my sincere gratitude to the Nobel Foundation.
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Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.
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There's a part of me that wishes I could go out in T-shirt and jeans, 'cause I really love Patti Smith, Cat Power, girls who look so casual; that appeals to me 'cause I guess it's the opposite from what I do. But I can never let myself just do that - I always have to try and dress up and create something.
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Jewelry should not upstage you. I pick one hot point on my body that I'm going to highlight. Let one area do the singing - you don't want to hear three songs at once.
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What happens so often as an actor is that you retain the information about the scenes that you yourself shot and you obsess over certain scenes that you found the most challenging or interesting. The rest of the film kind of falls away in your memory or it fades a little bit.
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A lot of people in my family have high blood pressure. Dre told me I better start hitting the gym... so I took his advice.
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I think sometimes when you want attention, you can wear sunglasses, and people are like, 'Who is that?'
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All of my judges will want to welcome every child into the world, give them a place at the table.
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I know terrorism is real. And I know fear of it distorts public judgment. Terrorism is like a chronic illness. We have to learn to contain it and live with it.
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I don't think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the toys out of their hands, we're fools.
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Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.
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Last week I did a piece for Style on advice to Laura Bush about how to help her husband. This week it's religion. It just depends on what I find interesting at the moment.
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It's as simple as you can explain all of 'Dallas.' We're a dysfunctional family forced to stay together.
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We shall never secure emancipation from the tyranny of the white oppressor until we have achieved it in our own souls.
