W. E. B. Du Bois Quotes
The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I call Washington 'the city of the perishable.'
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Doctrines provide an architecture for both Republican and Democrat presidents to carry out policies.
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The mainstream sort of presentation of the civil rights movement was not something that I directly inherited.
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Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly.
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I have no doubt that Brian May would have had a brilliant career in science had he completed his Ph.D. in 1971.
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Of course, I grew up hearing Latin music but, to be honest, aside from my personal circumstances, like most kids I wanted to rebel against what I considered to be such old fashioned fare.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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I try not to push myself too hard, but I also need to perform and earn the results.
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Being on 'SNL' gives you a unique experience that almost no one else has. It's like Harvard for the comic actor.
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For them who delay aging, who infuse decrepit bodies with youth and beauty - they must rejoice in the fullness of their deeds.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
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We've announced an Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance, a bunch of low-cost commodity servers running Linux, integrated in our case, with InfiniBand - connected with InfiniBand vs. the traditional Ethernet.
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Really, what the government is asking Apple to do is to make every individual who uses an iPhone susceptible to hacking by bad people, foreign governments, and anyone who wants.
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I'm fascinated by the period that goes from the Industrial Revolution to right after World War II. There's something about that period that's epic and tragic.
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I got a dog with a Napoleon complex. I have a Napoleon complex. We're small. Anything big that we feel is threatening us, we want to fight. We're not a pushover.
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After a very busy three weeks spent in the City, I now have a much better understanding how all the different financial institutions work and how they fit together.
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The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.
