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Langston Hughes Quotes: Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.
         

Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.


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Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.



I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?

I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?



The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it.

The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it.



A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the Earth And every man is free.

A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the Earth And every man is free.



When a man starts out to build a world, He starts first with himself

When a man starts out to build a world, He starts first with himself



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.

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.



I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.

I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.



I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.



Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.

Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.



What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? ... Or does it explode?

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? ... Or does it explode?





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You won’t ever have everyone love you, just as you won’t have everyone hate you. find the right people to love you and return the hatred of others with ambivalence or hatred of your own.

You won’t ever have everyone love you, just as you won’t have everyone hate you. find the right people to love you and return the hatred of others with ambivalence or hatred of your own.



You make the best out of it, you can. Nothing is ever as good or as bad as you think it will be. It's what you make of it.

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Happy is he who learns to bear what he cannot change!

Happy is he who learns to bear what he cannot change!



When Celtic faced closure in 1994. My feelings then were of disbelief and concern for my mates who were Celtic fans.

When Celtic faced closure in 1994. My feelings then were of disbelief and concern for my mates who were Celtic fans.



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The first step in faith is to stop thinking about God at the time of prayer.-



intelligence is always intimidating to those who aren't!

intelligence is always intimidating to those who aren't!



I was a die-hard fan of these books [The Hobbit] before the films ever came out. And when I say die-hard, I wasn't the person who could speak Elvish, but I really loved them.

I was a die-hard fan of these books [The Hobbit] before the films ever came out. And when I say die-hard, I wasn't the person who could speak Elvish, but I really loved them.



Don't be afraid and don't let the past affect your present.

Don't be afraid and don't let the past affect your present.



I've always had the mentality of: work hard, get to bed early, focus - and let your work speak for itself.

I've always had the mentality of: work hard, get to bed early, focus - and let your work speak for itself.



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There's a hell of a lot of politics in football.




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