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

Quote by Langston Hughes

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

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

Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.

Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.

Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that...

Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that...

But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do....

But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do....

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air...

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air...

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want...

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want...

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up - like a raisin in...

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up - like a raisin in...

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid...

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid...

I will not take ut for an answer.

I will not take ut for an answer.

We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives....

We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives....

Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of...

Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of...

When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.

When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.

I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.

I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.

An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also...

An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also...

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air...

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air...

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

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

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that...

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that...

Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.

Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.

The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us...

The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us...

The more knowledgeable the African-American woman becomes about herself and her history, the more attractive...

The more knowledgeable the African-American woman becomes about herself and her history, the more attractive...

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

He is responsible because of the conspiracy and the plots for all that happened to...

He is responsible because of the conspiracy and the plots for all that happened to...

You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all...

You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all...