Langston Hughes Quotes
Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
Quotes to Explore
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There's nothing simple when you're in this 'Good Place.'
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You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.
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I grew up as a country boy.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.
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I try and find fun activities like mountain biking, hiking, or water sports for a workout rather than pushing weight in the gym.
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I like to come up with lots of different sounds. So the final version of a song might have been 10 completely different songs before we finally got it right.
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Businesses fail when they over-invest in what is at the expense of what could be.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I have some girls who I look back on and I think, 'Wow, they were really horrible to me.' I would love an apology from a few girls, but whatever. I'm not holding any grudges. I'm over it.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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Leading from behind doesn't work.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.
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One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face; there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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Women need to take charge of their lives and be as dynamic and active as they can be. I know that some people feel that there's a negative connotation to the notion of feminism like it has some hidden and ugly undercurrent. But that's ridiculous. My mother was a feminist and she was very politically-minded and always anxious to defend women's rights and advance a lot of social issues for women.
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When I was a kid, I always wanted to dye my hair crazy colors.
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There are times when you do a play when you are living in the character over a two-and-a-half-hour period or longer, and you come to the end of the night, and you can feel like you were hit by a truck.
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The energy of the crowd fuels something new inside. It reminds me to live in the moment.
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Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
