Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods That people themselves Have made.
LANGSTON HUGHESI do not want no pretty woman. First thing you know, you fall in love with her-then you got to kill somebody about her. She’ll make you so jealous, you’ll bust!
More Langston Hughes Quotes
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Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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Money and art are far apart.
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The rhythm of life is a jazz rhythm
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O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe.
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The calm, Cool face of the river, Asked me for a kiss.
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Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
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When you turn the corner And you run into yourself Then you know that you have turned All the corners that are left.
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Never look for a worm in the apple of your eye.
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Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
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An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.
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There’s a certain amount of traveling in a dream deferred.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.
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It has seemed to me that most people are generally good, in every race and in every country where I have been.
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Good morning, Revolution: You’re the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on.
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I wish the rent Was heaven sent.
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