Gather out of star-dust, Earth-dust, Cloud-dust, Storm-dust, And splinters of hail, One handful of dream-dust, Not for sale.
Langston Hughes
Dreams, Cosmic Imagery, Nature, Inspiration, Value Of Imagination
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“Adventure is a great thing, which should be in everybody’s life. According to ‘The Late Late Show’ on TV, in the old days when Americans headed West in covered wagons, they was almost sure to run into adventure – at the very least a battle with the Red Skins. Nowadays, if you want to run into adventure, go to Alabama or Mississippi, where you can battle with the White Skins.” Langston Hughes
Adventure, History, Exploration, Race Relations, Cultural Critique
Langston Hughes Adventure, History, Exploration, Race Relations, Cultural Critique“They could not understand that there is some few people in the world who do good without being asked. It were a hot day, I were a little boy, and ice-cream cones are always good. And that man just looked at me and thought I would like one – which I did. That is one reason why I do not hate all white folks today because some white folks will do good without being asked or hauled up before the Supreme Court to have a law promulgated against them.” Langston Hughes
Kindness, Racial Relations, Childhood Memory, Prejudice, Human Goodness
Langston Hughes Kindness, Racial Relations, Childhood Memory, Prejudice, Human Goodness“I was a victim of a stereotype. There were only two of us Negro kids in the whole class, and our English teacher was always stressing the importance of rhythm in poetry. Well, everybody knows - except us - that all Negroes have rhythms, so they elected me class poet.” Langston Hughes
Racism, Stereotypes, Poetry, African American, Cultural Identity
Langston Hughes Racism, Stereotypes, Poetry, African American, Cultural Identity“Humor is when the joke's on you but hits the other fellow first – before it boomerangs.” Langston Hughes
Humor, Self-deprecation, Human Nature, Social Observation, Wit
Langston Hughes Humor, Self-deprecation, Human Nature, Social Observation, Wit“We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.” Langston Hughes
Hope, Resilience, Freedom, Personal Empowerment, Future Vision
Langston Hughes Hope, Resilience, Freedom, Personal Empowerment, Future Vision“Gather out of star-dust, Earth-dust, Cloud-dust, Storm-dust, And splinters of hail, One handful of dream-dust, Not for sale.” Langston Hughes
Dreams, Cosmic Imagery, Nature, Inspiration, Value Of Imagination
Langston Hughes Dreams, Cosmic Imagery, Nature, Inspiration, Value Of Imagination“I’m so tired of waiting, aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?” Langston Hughes
Impatience, Hope, Social Change, Aspirations, Emotional Longing
Langston Hughes Impatience, Hope, Social Change, Aspirations, Emotional Longing“I must never write when I do not want to write.” Langston Hughes
Writing, Creativity, Self-discipline, Artistic Integrity, Personal Philosophy
Langston Hughes Writing, Creativity, Self-discipline, Artistic Integrity, Personal Philosophy“Pleasured equally In seeking as in finding, Each detail minding, Old Walt went seeking And finding.” Langston Hughes
Seeking, Fulfillment, Exploration, Poetry, Artistic Inspiration
Langston Hughes Seeking, Fulfillment, Exploration, Poetry, Artistic Inspiration“Life is a big sea full of many fish. I let down my nets and pulled. I'm still pulling.” Langston Hughes
Life, Perseverance, Opportunity, Personal Journey, Metaphorical Imagery
Langston Hughes Life, Perseverance, Opportunity, Personal Journey, Metaphorical Imagery“I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.” Langston Hughes
Democracy, Racial Inequality, Social Criticism, Frustration, Political Commentary
Langston Hughes Democracy, Racial Inequality, Social Criticism, Frustration, Political Commentary“I stay cool, and dig all jive, That's the way I stay alive. My motto, as I live and learn, is Dig and be dug In return.” Langston Hughes
Life Philosophy, Coolness, Reciprocity, Attitude, Survival
Langston Hughes Life Philosophy, Coolness, Reciprocity, Attitude, Survival“Hard as I try, daddy-o, I really do not like concert singers. They are always singing in some foreign language.” Langston Hughes
Music, Preference, Cultural Barriers, Personal Taste, Humor
Langston Hughes Music, Preference, Cultural Barriers, Personal Taste, Humor“Why did white folks think you could live on nothing but art? Strange! Too strange! Too strange!” Langston Hughes
Art, Poverty, Racial Divide, Cultural Misunderstanding, Economic Reality
Langston Hughes Art, Poverty, Racial Divide, Cultural Misunderstanding, Economic Reality“The depression brought everybody down a peg or two. And the Negro had but few pegs to fall.” Langston Hughes
Depression, Inequality, Racial Commentary, Economic Struggle, Social Critique
Langston Hughes Depression, Inequality, Racial Commentary, Economic Struggle, Social Critique“My personal experience has been that in my 25 years of writing, I have not been asked to do more than four or five commercial one-shot scripts. These were performed on major national hook-ups but produced for me no immediate additional jobs or requests. One script for BBC was done around the world with an all-star cast.” Langston Hughes
Writing, Career, Challenges, Professional Experience, Artistic Struggle
Langston Hughes Writing, Career, Challenges, Professional Experience, Artistic Struggle“I got the Weary Blues And I can't be satisfied.” Langston Hughes
Blues, Music, Emotion, African American, Cultural Expression
Langston Hughes Blues, Music, Emotion, African American, Cultural Expression“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Langston Hughes
Struggle, Progress, Perseverance, Motivation, Social Change
Langston Hughes Struggle, Progress, Perseverance, Motivation, Social Change“One of the great needs of Negro children is to have books about themselves and their lives that can help them be proud.” Langston Hughes
Education, Representation, Identity, Empowerment, African American Literature
Langston Hughes Education, Representation, Identity, Empowerment, African American Literature“People up today and down tomorrow, working this week and fired the next, beaten and baffled, but determined not to be wholly beaten, buying furniture on the installment plan, filling the house with roomers to help pay the rent, hoping to get a new suit for Easter – and pawning that suit before the Fourth of July.” Langston Hughes
Struggle, Resilience, Poverty, Hope, American Life
Langston Hughes Struggle, Resilience, Poverty, Hope, American Life