About Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
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I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.
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Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.
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Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.