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
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During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.
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Football is a passion that she holds dear to her heart. She's really going for her dream and there are obstacles in the way, but deep down she knows what she wants, and she pursues that.
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I was strong and healthy and I was enjoying what I was doing.
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In the United States we have the great Harvard Business School, but America is the country with the greatest debt in the world.
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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.
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I'm really excited about the prospect of deepening what is already a really strong relationship that I have with the people of Broward.
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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.
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During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.
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Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?
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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.
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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.
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The best monsters are our anxieties given form. They make sense on the level of a dream - or a nightmare.
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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.
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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.
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I just think that is so important to keep a strong support system, to keep yourself encouraged.
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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.
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I'm just glad Open tennis is here. It's great for the game. That's more important.
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When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.
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Only a great actor finds the difficulties of the actor's art infinite.
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I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.
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You never monkey with the truth.
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There are more myths about Black Wednesday than the Greeks ever created.
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Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.
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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.
