Langston Hughes Quotes
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above.
Quotes to Explore
-
During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.
-
I was strong and healthy and I was enjoying what I was doing.
-
In the United States we have the great Harvard Business School, but America is the country with the greatest debt in the world.
-
I have great empathy for all the contestants that come on 'Top Chef,' whether they go home right away or they make it to the finish line. It's a very vulnerable position they put themselves in and I feel for them.
-
I'm really excited about the prospect of deepening what is already a really strong relationship that I have with the people of Broward.
-
We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow. This is an edge America cannot surrender.
-
During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.
-
Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?
-
It's always been my dream to just continually do really cool indie movies, character-driven stuff. I would love to do more theater on a larger scale. I'm just excited for the next thing that comes along that I'm salivating over. I think a little more guerrilla would be really exciting to me.
-
I'd say working on television is much, much tougher than films. But television has a great connect with a live audience, which is a refreshing change for us actors.
-
The best monsters are our anxieties given form. They make sense on the level of a dream - or a nightmare.
-
In America, people buy cars, and they put very little money down. They get a car, and they go to work. The work pays them a salary; the salary allows them to pay for the car over time. The car pays for itself.
-
The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears.
-
I just think that is so important to keep a strong support system, to keep yourself encouraged.
-
My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.
-
I'm just glad Open tennis is here. It's great for the game. That's more important.
-
I never heard 'I love you' as a child. I never felt pretty or cared for.
-
You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you're putting out there, if it's received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it's not received, great, I respect you for not.
-
If I saw my friend's boyfriend flirting with someone else, I would definitely talk to him about what I saw. I would want to give him a chance to explain. However, depending on how major the flirting was, I would probably mention it to my friend - just to let her know what's going on.
-
We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.
-
When your time comes, you need to grab it with both hands.
-
I'm an entertainer. Not a journalist or spokesman for anybody. Truth is, a lot of my listeners absolutely hate what I have to say.
-
Your level of success, in every area of your life, will always parallel your level of personal development. If you want Level 10 success in any area of your life, you must first develop yourself to be a Level 10 person in that area.
-
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above.
