W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes
The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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Daniel was a wonderful and trustworthy partner. And a fine prankster as well.
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The fairytale has turned into a nightmare.
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First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.
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I think it's important that things are flawed.
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Alternate history fascinates me, as it fascinates all novelists, because 'What if?' is the big thing.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
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It is still fashionable to believe that how you organize yourself religiously in this life may matter for eternity. Unless we can erode the prestige of that kind of thinking, we're not going to be able to undermine these divisions in our world.
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Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.
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I'd like to work with Bjork if I could get in the studio with her. We could probably travel to a different planet, you know what I'm saying?
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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I love being a mother. I think it's the best thing I've ever done, and I personally feel that it's had a very positive effect on my work. I think it's an encouraging force for creativity, it feeds creativity - it did for me, certainly.
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Nobody with an IQ higher than emergency-room temperature could ever believe that 'death panels' would be appointed to nudge the elderly toward euthanasia. Yet for idle entertainment, it's hard to beat Sarah Palin's ignorant nattering on the subject.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society.
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When you have your best stuff, it's a lot easier to pitch.
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I'm not looking for a 'yes' woman, but a strong person who knows when to be objective and when not to be.
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I didn't have a financial need, and I wasn't very gifted at relationships. I probably was more like what we think of boys as being: hard to pin down and wary of commitment.
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My finding of myself as an artist, which I think in itself helped me to find just who I am and how I want to express myself, is entirely - in conjunction, of course, with my family, particularly my mom - founded on teachers.
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I don't think Vice and BuzzFeed are legitimate news organizations.
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I think women have always been trying to look healthy. The makeup artists just teach you the quick cheats.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
