Quote of the Day Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes Love , Inspirational , Change "Dreams" l. 1 (1929) 565 Copy quote 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. Langston Hughes Done , Way , Things Done Langston Hughes (2002). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes”, p.50, University of Missouri Press 453 Copy quote I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Langston Hughes Beautiful , Tired , Waiting 453 Copy quote A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the Earth And every man is free. Langston Hughes Dream , Men , Race Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1941-1950”, p.259, University of Missouri Press 432 Copy quote When a man starts out to build a world, He starts first with himself Langston Hughes Men , World , Firsts Langston Hughes (2004). “Vintage Hughes”, Vintage 397 Copy quote 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. Langston Hughes Freedom , People , Needs Langston Hughes (2002). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Essays on art, race, politics, and world affairs”, p.416, University of Missouri Press 346 Copy quote I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. Langston Hughes Life , Determination , Want Langston Hughes, Dolan Hubbard (2003). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes” 332 Copy quote I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed-- I, too, am America. Langston Hughes Beautiful , Strong , Brother "I, Too" l. 1 (1925) 385 Copy quote 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. Langston Hughes Dream , Strong , Kings Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1921-1940”, p.131, University of Missouri Press 346 Copy quote Reach Up Your Hand... and take a star. Langston Hughes Stars , Hands 264 Copy quote Let America be America, where equality is in the air we breathe. Langston Hughes Equality , Air , America Langston Hughes, “Let America Be America Again” 231 Copy quote What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? ... Or does it explode? Langston Hughes Love , Dream , Dry Up "Harlem" l. 1 (1951) 295 Copy quote Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind. Langston Hughes Sweet , Humble , Mind Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1941-1950”, p.199, University of Missouri Press 320 Copy quote A dream deferred is a dream denied. Langston Hughes Dream , Denied "John B. King and Jidenna: Stop the assault on the American dream" by John B. King and Jidenna, edition.cnn.com. August 3, 2017. 91 Copy quote An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. Langston Hughes Inspirational , Artist , Black History Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, Langston Hughes (1996). “Not So Simple: The "Simple" Stories by Langston Hughes”, p.35, University of Missouri Press 245 Copy quote Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it ... what you wish in your secret heart were not funny, but it is, and you must laugh. Humor is your own unconscious therapy. Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air, and you. Langston Hughes Summer , Rain , Heart Langston Hughes (2002). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Essays on art, race, politics, and world affairs”, p.525, University of Missouri Press 209 Copy quote Life is an egg you have to be patient and careful with it or it will break. Langston Hughes Eggs , Patient , Life Is 45 Copy quote I will not take "but" for an answer. Langston Hughes Attitude , Answers , Literature Langston Hughes (2002). “The Early Simple Stories”, University of Missouri 12 Copy quote When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul. Langston Hughes Wedding , People , Soul Langston Hughes (2004). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Gospel plays, operas, and later dramatic works”, p.201, University of Missouri Press 148 Copy quote I look at my own body With eyes no longer blind- And I see that my own hands can make The world that's in my mind. Langston Hughes Eye , Hands , Mind 42 Copy quote Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on Langston Hughes Inspirational , Morning , Together Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1921-1940”, p.224, University of Missouri Press 272 Copy quote That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores That once perhaps were eyes. Langston Hughes Wise , Eye , Two Langston Hughes (2001). “The Poems, 1951-1967”, p.160, University of Missouri Press 230 Copy quote Go home and write / a page tonight. / And let that page come out of you - / Then, it will be true. Langston Hughes Home , Writing , Tonight Langston Hughes (2001). “The Poems, 1951-1967”, p.52, University of Missouri Press 135 Copy quote I dream a world... where wretchedness will hang its head and joy, like a pearl, attends the needs of all mankind. Of such I dream, my world! Langston Hughes Dream , Joy , Needs Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1941-1950”, p.259, University of Missouri Press 133 Copy quote 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. Langston Hughes Real , Patriotic , Opportunity Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1921-1940”, p.131, University of Missouri Press 118 Copy quote Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes Love , Inspirational , Change "Dreams" l. 1 (1929) 565 Copy quote Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. 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. Langston Hughes Done , Way , Things Done Langston Hughes (2002). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes”, p.50, University of Missouri Press 453 Copy quote 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. I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Langston Hughes Beautiful , Tired , Waiting 453 Copy quote I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the Earth And every man is free. Langston Hughes Dream , Men , Race Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1941-1950”, p.259, University of Missouri Press 432 Copy quote 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 Langston Hughes Men , World , Firsts Langston Hughes (2004). “Vintage Hughes”, Vintage 397 Copy quote When a man starts out to build a world, He starts first with himself 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. Langston Hughes Freedom , People , Needs Langston Hughes (2002). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Essays on art, race, politics, and world affairs”, p.416, University of Missouri Press 346 Copy quote 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. Langston Hughes Life , Determination , Want Langston Hughes, Dolan Hubbard (2003). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes” 332 Copy quote I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed-- I, too, am America. Langston Hughes Beautiful , Strong , Brother "I, Too" l. 1 (1925) 385 Copy quote I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed-- I, too, am America. 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. Langston Hughes Dream , Strong , Kings Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1921-1940”, p.131, University of Missouri Press 346 Copy quote 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. Reach Up Your Hand... and take a star. Langston Hughes Stars , Hands 264 Copy quote Reach Up Your Hand... and take a star. Let America be America, where equality is in the air we breathe. Langston Hughes Equality , Air , America Langston Hughes, “Let America Be America Again” 231 Copy quote Let America be America, where equality is in the air we breathe. What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? ... Or does it explode? Langston Hughes Love , Dream , Dry Up "Harlem" l. 1 (1951) 295 Copy quote What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? ... Or does it explode? Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind. Langston Hughes Sweet , Humble , Mind Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1941-1950”, p.199, University of Missouri Press 320 Copy quote Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind. A dream deferred is a dream denied. Langston Hughes Dream , Denied "John B. King and Jidenna: Stop the assault on the American dream" by John B. King and Jidenna, edition.cnn.com. August 3, 2017. 91 Copy quote A dream deferred is a dream denied. An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. Langston Hughes Inspirational , Artist , Black History Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, Langston Hughes (1996). “Not So Simple: The "Simple" Stories by Langston Hughes”, p.35, University of Missouri Press 245 Copy quote An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it ... what you wish in your secret heart were not funny, but it is, and you must laugh. Humor is your own unconscious therapy. Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air, and you. Langston Hughes Summer , Rain , Heart Langston Hughes (2002). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Essays on art, race, politics, and world affairs”, p.525, University of Missouri Press 209 Copy quote Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it ... what you wish in your secret heart were not funny, but it is, and you must laugh. Humor is your own unconscious therapy. Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air, and you. Life is an egg you have to be patient and careful with it or it will break. Langston Hughes Eggs , Patient , Life Is 45 Copy quote Life is an egg you have to be patient and careful with it or it will break. I will not take "but" for an answer. Langston Hughes Attitude , Answers , Literature Langston Hughes (2002). “The Early Simple Stories”, University of Missouri 12 Copy quote I will not take "but" for an answer. When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul. Langston Hughes Wedding , People , Soul Langston Hughes (2004). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Gospel plays, operas, and later dramatic works”, p.201, University of Missouri Press 148 Copy quote When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul. I look at my own body With eyes no longer blind- And I see that my own hands can make The world that's in my mind. Langston Hughes Eye , Hands , Mind 42 Copy quote I look at my own body With eyes no longer blind- And I see that my own hands can make The world that's in my mind. Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on Langston Hughes Inspirational , Morning , Together Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1921-1940”, p.224, University of Missouri Press 272 Copy quote

Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores That once perhaps were eyes. Langston Hughes Wise , Eye , Two Langston Hughes (2001). “The Poems, 1951-1967”, p.160, University of Missouri Press 230 Copy quote That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores That once perhaps were eyes. Go home and write / a page tonight. / And let that page come out of you - / Then, it will be true. Langston Hughes Home , Writing , Tonight Langston Hughes (2001). “The Poems, 1951-1967”, p.52, University of Missouri Press 135 Copy quote Go home and write / a page tonight. / And let that page come out of you - / Then, it will be true. I dream a world... where wretchedness will hang its head and joy, like a pearl, attends the needs of all mankind. Of such I dream, my world! Langston Hughes Dream , Joy , Needs Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1941-1950”, p.259, University of Missouri Press 133 Copy quote I dream a world... where wretchedness will hang its head and joy, like a pearl, attends the needs of all mankind. Of such I dream, my world! 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. Langston Hughes Real , Patriotic , Opportunity Langston Hughes (2001). “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1921-1940”, p.131, University of Missouri Press 118 Copy quote 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. Related Authors Zora Neale Hurston Anthropologist Claude McKay Writer James Weldon Johnson Author Maya Angelou Author Countee Cullen Poet Marcus Garvey Publisher Walt Whitman Poet W. E. B. Du Bois Historian Duke Ellington Composer Thurgood Marshall Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Robert Frost Poet Edgar Allan Poe Author Louis Armstrong Trumpeter Paul Laurence Dunbar Poet Jean Toomer Poet Gwendolyn Brooks Poet Toni Morrison Novelist James A. Baldwin Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald Author Richard Wright Author Langston Hughes Born: February 1, 1902 Died: May 22, 1967 Occupation: Poet Cite this Page: Citation Get Social with AzQuotes Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends Quote of the Day Javascript and RSS feeds WordPress plugin ES Version AZQuotes.ES Login with your account Find Your Account