I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
Langston HughesRead
Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people - the beauty within themselves.
Interpretation
Artists help others recognize and appreciate the beauty that exists within themselves.
Langston Hughes suggests that the role of an artist goes beyond mere creation; it involves unveiling and interpreting the inherent beauty that lies within each individual. By expressing beauty through their work, artists inspire others to discover and embrace their own inner beauty.
In practice
During an art exhibition, one could quote this to emphasize the impact of artists on personal growth.
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
My writing has been largely concerned with the depicting of Negro life in America.
I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.
An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.
The calm, Cool face of the river, Asked me for a kiss
The only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you'll finish it.
I ground matter to find the continuous line. And when I realized I could not find it, I stopped, as if an unseen someone had slapped my hands.
So when I realised I could sing for a living - do what I loved and be paid for it - I thought, 'This is unbelievable. Unbelievable!' And that feeling has never left me.
I never knew I was a surrealist till Andre Breton came to Mexico and told me I was.
If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money.
To understand bad taste one must have very good taste.
I, too, am interested in identity and Islam, which is what people expect of us. But one must not write what is expected. It's important for North African writers to show they have other things to say.
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