W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes
Histories of the world omitted China; if a Chinaman invented compass or movable type or gunpowder we promptly "forgot it" and named their European inventors. In short, we regarded China as a sort of different and quite inconsequential planet.W. E. B. Du Bois
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
Earl Weaver -
I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
Gavin Rossdale Bush -
I think a woman gets more if she acts feminine.
Nancy Reagan -
I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
Aby Rosen -
We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure.
Ibrahim Babangida -
I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I want to do with it. Shutting out the voices is difficult but it's been good for me.
Veronica Roth
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
A. P. Herbert -
To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.
Samuel Butler -
I'm not really a fan of healthy food - I love eating! But, of course, I do work out.
Barbara Palvin -
The challenge with 'Watchmen' is making sure that the ideas that were in the book got into the movie. That was my biggest stretch. I wanted people to watch the movie and get it. It's one of those things where, over time, it has happened more.
Zack Snyder -
I think anytime that somebody that works for the government lies, yes, they should be removed.
Ted Yoho -
In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
Irrfan Khan
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Slowly but surely, we have much better female roles to play and to choose from.
Madchen Amick -
I don't think anyone really is interested in reading about my emotional state. It's not even interesting to me.
Larry David -
I've never loved anybody the way I love my children.
Katey Sagal -
Movement of people is taking place on an immense scale, and from a European perspective, the number of potential future immigrants seems limitless.
Viktor Orban -
I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God was calling me. On the other, I was following the way of the world. Doing what God wanted made me happy; but I felt bound by the things of this world.
Saint Teresa of Avila -
Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
Zong Qinghou
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That's the only way you can stop a guy like Cam Newton. Hit him. He's unstoppable, so whenever he does try to run like a running back, you got to punish him.
Chris Harris, Jr. -
When you listen to my music, you hear that there are all these voices going on in different parts of the song. That's because I was always around so many voices in church.
Valerie June -
When America closes its doors, so does everybody else. We are the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets.
Jon Huntsman, Jr. -
The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our present consciousness is only one out of many worlds of consciousness that exist.
William James -
In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.
Jemaine Clement -
Histories of the world omitted China; if a Chinaman invented compass or movable type or gunpowder we promptly "forgot it" and named their European inventors. In short, we regarded China as a sort of different and quite inconsequential planet.
W. E. B. Du Bois