I will not take ‘but’ for an answer. ― Langston Hughes

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The past is a pebble in my shoe.

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No one should judge what I've done with my life, not unless they've been in my shoes every horrible day and every sleepless night.

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God in his infinite wisdom Did not make me very wise- So when my actions are stupid They hardly take God by surprise. ― Langston Hughes

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You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go. — Dr. Seuss

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As I learn from you, I guess you learn From me --- although You're older --- and white And somewhat more free. ― Langston Hughes

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I was unhappy for a long time, and very lonesome, living with my grandmother. Then it was that books began to happen to me, and I began to believe in nothing but books and the wonderful world in books — where if people suffered, they suffered in beautiful language, not in monosyllables, as we did in Kansas. ― Langston Hughes

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I have wanted women whose very shoes are worth all I have ever possessed.

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It doesn't matter how fast or how far you're going. If you're putting on your shoes and going out for a run, you are a runner, you are in that club.

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Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. ― Langston Hughes

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