I will not take "but" for an answer. Langston Hughes More Quotes by Langston Hughes More Quotes From Langston Hughes For poems are like rainbows; they escape you quickly. Langston Hughes rainbowscenebeautiful Money and art are far apart. Langston Hughes art Well, when Christ comes back this time, I hope He comes back mad His own self. I hope He drives the Jim Crowers out of their high places, every living last one of them from Washington to Texas. Langston Hughes texasselfjesus What happens to a dream deferred? Langston Hughes dreamhappens If you want to honor me, give some young boy or girl who's coming along trying to create arts and write and compose and sing and act and paint and dance and make something out of the beauties of the Negro race-give that child some help. Langston Hughes girlchildrenart Anyday, one can walk down the street in a big city and see a thousand people. Any photographer can photograph these people - but very few photographers can make their prints not only reproductions of the people taken, but a comment upon them - or more, a comment upon their lives - or more still, a comment upon the social order that creates these lives. Langston Hughes takencitiesorder Hang yourself, poet, in your own words. Langston Hughes poet They [the police] learned something from them Harlem riots. They used to beat your head right in public, but now they only beat it after they get you down to the station house. Langston Hughes intolerancepolicehouse I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers. I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young. I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep. I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it. I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset. I've known rivers: Ancient, dusky rivers. My soul has grown deep like the rivers. Langston Hughes sunsetnew-orleanssleep Whiskey just naturally likes me but beer likes me better. Langston Hughes whiskeylikesbeer We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line. Langston Hughes colorpoetryracism It has seemed to me that most people are generally good, in every race and in every country where I have been. Langston Hughes racecountrypeople Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. Langston Hughes kissingrainwater Most musicians remain poor. But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness. Langston Hughes musiciangivingpeople Peace We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark They could not see Who had gained The victory. Langston Hughes victorydarkmen I don't dare start thinking in the morning. I don't dare start thinking in the morning. If I thought thoughts in bed, Them thoughts would bust my head-- So I don't dare start thinking in the morning. Langston Hughes bedmorningthinking Let the rain kiss you. Langston Hughes springrunningsong I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank. Langston Hughes riversthinking Frosting Freedom Is just frosting On somebody else's Cake-- And so must be Till we Learn how to Bake. Langston Hughes cake Sometimes a crumb falls From the tables of joy, Sometimes a bone Is flung. To some people Love is given, To others Only heaven. Langston Hughes love-ispeoplefall
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