Looks like what drives me crazy Don’t have no effect on you – But I’m gonna keep on at it Till it drives you crazy, too.
Langston Hughes
Frustration, Persistence, Human Relationships, Humor, Social Dynamics
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Impatience | Historical Trauma | Great Depression | Inaction | Nature’s Aesthetics | Human Unity | Human Potential | Happiness | Expression | Revolution | Cultural Dichotomy | Respect | Perspective | Social Limitations | Authenticity | Depth | Social Critique | Emotional Longing | Inner Wisdom | Lonely Dog | More
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“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” Langston Hughes
Dreams, Hope, Perseverance, Metaphorical Imagery, Life Philosophy
Langston Hughes Dreams, Hope, Perseverance, Metaphorical Imagery, Life Philosophy“While over Alabama earth These words are gently spoken: Serve and hate will die unborn. Love and chains are broken.” Langston Hughes
Love, Service, Hope, Social Change, Racial Harmony
Langston Hughes Love, Service, Hope, Social Change, Racial Harmony“I am so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?” Langston Hughes
Impatience, Hope, Idealism, Social Change, Frustration
Langston Hughes Impatience, Hope, Idealism, Social Change, Frustration“I know how to handle women who act like ladies, but my landlady ain't no lady. Sometimes I even wish I was living with my wife again so I could have my own place and not have no landladies.” Langston Hughes
Relationships, Gender Roles, Housing, Humor, Social Commentary
Langston Hughes Relationships, Gender Roles, Housing, Humor, Social Commentary“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“Let America be America, where equality is in the air we breathe.” Langston Hughes
America, Equality, Idealism, Social Justice, National Identity
Langston Hughes America, Equality, Idealism, Social Justice, National Identity“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“Even the 'Negro' shows like 'Amos and Andy' and 'Beulah' are written largely by white writers - the better to preserve the stereotypes, I imagine.” Langston Hughes
Racism, Media Representation, Stereotypes, Cultural Critique, Social Commentary
Langston Hughes Racism, Media Representation, Stereotypes, Cultural Critique, Social Commentary“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“There is no color line in death.” Langston Hughes
Death, Equality, Racial Commentary, Human Condition, Social Critique
Langston Hughes Death, Equality, Racial Commentary, Human Condition, Social Critique“Sometimes I wish the public were equally aware of the men of our race in the cultural fields. You, for instance, have you ever bought a book by a Negro writer?” Langston Hughes
Representation, Literature, Racism, Cultural Awareness, Social Challenge
Langston Hughes Representation, Literature, Racism, Cultural Awareness, Social Challenge“Most musicians remain poor. But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness.” Langston Hughes
Music, Poverty, Happiness, Art, Social Value
Langston Hughes Music, Poverty, Happiness, Art, Social Value“To some people Love is given, To others Only Heaven.” Langston Hughes
Love, Fate, Inequality, Emotional Experience, Philosophical Reflection
Langston Hughes Love, Fate, Inequality, Emotional Experience, Philosophical Reflection“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“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” Langston Hughes
Nature, Poetry, Comfort, Emotional Healing, Sensory Experience
Langston Hughes Nature, Poetry, Comfort, Emotional Healing, Sensory Experience“Everybody should take each other as they are, white, black, Indians, Creole. Then there would be no prejudice, nations would get along.” Langston Hughes
Racial Harmony, Acceptance, Diversity, Peace, Ideal World
Langston Hughes Racial Harmony, Acceptance, Diversity, Peace, Ideal World“My writing has been largely concerned with the depicting of Negro life in America.” Langston Hughes
Writing, Representation, African American, Cultural Narrative, Social Documentation
Langston Hughes Writing, Representation, African American, Cultural Narrative, Social Documentation“I learnt that the only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it, even if in the beginning you think you can't do it at all.” Langston Hughes
Perseverance, Action, Motivation, Self-belief, Personal Growth
Langston Hughes Perseverance, Action, Motivation, Self-belief, Personal Growth“Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind.” Langston Hughes
Youth, Mindset, Age, Perspective, Personal Philosophy
Langston Hughes Youth, Mindset, Age, Perspective, Personal Philosophy“Without going outside his race, and even among the better classes with their 'white' culture and conscious American manners, but still Negro enough to be different, there is sufficient matter to furnish a black artist with a lifetime of creative work.” Langston Hughes
Art, Race, Identity, Creativity, Cultural Heritage
Langston Hughes Art, Race, Identity, Creativity, Cultural Heritage