Langston Hughes Quotes
O, yes, I say it plain, America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath - America will be!
Langston Hughes
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A label's typical plan would be to put something out that's safer and get fans, and then push buttons, but my idea is to push buttons first, scare off the people who are gonna be scared off, and then the right people will like you for who you really are, and stay with you.
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Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.
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Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
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Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.
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Though the male can be noble in reason and infinite in faculties, he is also easily amused by shiny toys, especially ones that do dumb things on his desk.
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We talk about quantum weirdness and things being in two places at once, but it all involves atoms and molecules, stuff we don't normally interact with.
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Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
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If I manage to leave my bedroom and get to the gym, that makes me feel good about myself! For me, the most difficult part is getting out of bed, but once I'm out, I really enjoy playing sports.
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I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.
Barbara Kingsolver
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Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.
Zach Wamp
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You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave.
Quentin Crisp
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I was who I was in high school in accordance with the rules of conduct for a normal person, like obeying your mom and dad. Then I got out of high school and moved out of the house, and I just started, for lack of a better term, running free.
Iggy Pop
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To make an absolutely gross generalization, I think a lot of people feel like if you're mixed, more often than not you're quote unquote white. So if you're mixed, you embrace the mainstream culture more than the African-American culture.
Keegan-Michael Key
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Actors are there to represent the human condition back to itself. It's never about the actor. It's about the content. That's what I strive for in my work.
Debra Lawrance
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We do live, all of us, on many different levels, and for most artists the world of imagination is more real than the world of the kitchen sink.
Madeleine L'Engle
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Successful nations make a point of trying to learn from their neighbors. The Arab world has been taught over generations only to hate theirs.
Bret Stephens
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O, yes, I say it plain, America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath - America will be!
Langston Hughes
