"My soul has grown deep like the rivers."

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Langston Hughes

#Rivers Quotes #Soul Quotes

“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”
“We are all constantly transmitting information to the people around us, and the messages we choose to communicate either create success or hold us all hold back.”
“As I always say, leopard print is a neutral.”
“To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.”
“Anyone who thinks cryptozoology is the study of the impossible has never really taken a very good look at the so-called "natural world." Once you get past the megamouth sharks, naked mole rats, and spotted hyenas, then the basilisks, dragons, and cuckoos just don't seem that unreasonable. Unpleasant, yes, but unreasonable? Not really.”
“Remove those 'I want you to like me' stickers from your forehead and, instead, place them where they truly will do the most good -on your mirror!”
“The children of America are not rebelling for no reason. They are not hippies for no reason at all. We donâ€™t have what we have on Sunset Blvd. for no reason. They are rebelling against something. There are so many things burning the people of this country, particularly mothers. They feel they are going to raise sonsâ€”and I know what it's like, and you have children of your own, Mrs. Johnsonâ€”we raise children and send them to war.”
“Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.”

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