More Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois
I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls; the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by color; thinking, dreaming, working as they will in a kingdom of beauty and love.
Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done.
Education must not simply teach work-it must teach life.
I am especially glad of the divine gift of laughter: it has made the world human and lovable, despite all its pain and wrong.
To stimulate wildly weak and untrained minds is to play with mighty fires.
Begin with art, because art tries to take us outside ourselves. It is a matter of trying to create an atmosphere and context so conversation can flow back and forth and we can be influenced by each other.
Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked question: unasked by some through feelings of delicacy; by others through the difficulty of rightly framing it. All, nevertheless, flutter round it. How does it feel to be a problem?
There can be no perfect democracy curtailed by color, race, or poverty. But with all we accomplish all, even peace.
The future woman must have a life work and economic independence. She must have the right of motherhood at her own discretion.
There may often be excuse for doing things poorly in this world, but there is never any excuse for calling a poorly done thing, well done.
