Langston Hughes Quotes

I live in Harlem, New York City. I am unmarried. I like 'Tristan,' goat's milk, short novels, lyric poems, heat, simple folk, boats and bullfights; I dislike 'Aida,' parsnips, long novels, narrative poems, cold, pretentious folk, buses and bridges.

Langston Hughes

Quotes to Explore

To grow up knowing you're loved is astounding. It's a huge gift to a child.

Ted Danson
- Up
- Child
- Gift
I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.

Gary Sinise
- Strong
- Actor
- Director
I want to do good stories, and I want to work with really interesting people. And if it's Noah Hawley forever, that's also amazing.

Rachel Keller
- People
- Good
- Work
Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.

Harold Washington
I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.

Washed Out
- Up
- Song
- Kind
When high school students ask to spend their afternoons and weekends in my laboratory, I am amazed: I didn't develop that kind of enthusiasm for science until I was 28 years old.

Harold E. Varmus
- School
- High
- Science