Langston Hughes

"My race is the human race."

"I wonder if it's that they don't know we're human."

"Love is a great beautifier."

"In a world of trouble and pain, I sing."

"The times are changing fast and the world will never be the same again."

"We are the ones we've been waiting for."

"Each of us carries within us the power to create change."

"Tomorrow, I'll be at the table when company comes."

"I dream a world where all are kind and all are free."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"Life is complicated; choices are rarely between right and wrong."

"I've known oppression and I know the sweetness of freedom."

"What is this America to me?"

"We must be brave and bold."

"Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head."

"I learned that I had to let go of the bitterness."

"Nothing to lose but our chains."

"The future is ours if we claim it."

"Time is a river of events."

"I want to be remembered as someone who cared."

"Success comes to the persevering."

"I sing because I must sing."

"You will remember me when you are sick and tired of great writers."

"Life is a long journey that only ends when we stop moving."

"The Negro speaks of rivers."

"I have a simple wish to make the world a little better."

"Patience and perseverance are the keys to success."

"Let us create the world anew."

"We are beautiful like the stars are beautiful."

"History is a teacher if we are willing to learn."