00:00What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Langston Hughes
00:11I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes,
00:20but I laugh, and eat well, and grow strong. Langston Hughes
00:28Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes
00:38Life is a great stage and we are all actors. The play is a drama, a comedy, a tragedy. It
00:47is what we make it. Langston Hughes
00:53I look at the world and see it's a world of dreams. But I realize that dreams don't work unless
01:00you do. Langston Hughes
01:05The only way to do great work is to love what you do. Langston Hughes
01:14I want to be a poet and all the people in the world will know my name. Langston Hughes
01:23What happens to a dream deferred? Does it fester like a sore and then run? Langston Hughes
01:33I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Langston Hughes
01:42Let America be the dream that was yet to be realized. Langston Hughes
01:51The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Langston Hughes
02:00We should be free to be ourselves, no matter what. Langston Hughes
02:08You are a part of America, and America is a part of you. Langston Hughes
02:17I dream a world where all those who have been oppressed can be liberated. Langston Hughes
02:26When a man has no hope, he has no reason to live. Langston Hughes
02:35There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Langston Hughes
02:45My soul has grown deep like the rivers. Langston Hughes
02:52But then I know that dreams may come true. Langston Hughes
03:00Draw nearer to God, and he will draw nearer to you. Langston Hughes
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03:09So keep on going. And if you meet a wall, break it down. And keep on going. Langston Hughes
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03:20You're a happy place. Langston Hughes
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