Langston Hughes Writing is like travelling. It’s wonderful to go somewhere, but you get tired of staying. – Langston Hughes Staying Quotes Tired Quotes Travelling Quotes Wonderful Quotes Writing Quotes My chief literary influences have been Paul Laurence Dunbar, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman. My favorite public figures include Jimmy Durante, Marlene Dietrich, Mary McLeod Bethune, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Marian Anderson, and Henry Armstrong. Even the ‘Negro’ shows like ‘Amos and Andy’ and ‘Beulah’ are written largely by white writers – the better to preserve the stereotypes, I imagine.
Pete Dunne I see myself as a career professional wrestler. The end goal wasn’t always to go to Raw or SmackDown, it was just to create a body of work that I’m proud of. – Pete Dunne
Steph Houghton I’m in such a privileged position to class football as my full-time job, to be captain of England, captain of Manchester City. I’m very lucky. – Steph Houghton
Bob Hawke If the Australian Government were to associate itself with the United States attack on Iraq, which was not sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council, then we’d put this country at risk. – Bob Hawke
Freddie StromaTeacher Americans always ask how much I love my accent, and I don’t get that – I think I sound like a school teacher. – Freddie Stroma
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