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Cross
My old man's a white old manAnd my old mother's black.If ever I cursed my white old manI take my curses back.If ever I cursed my black old motherAnd..
©  Langston Hughes
Democracy
Democracy will not comeToday, this yearNor everThrough compromise and fear.I have as much rightAs the other fellow hasTo standOn my two feetAnd own..
©  Langston Hughes
Dream Deferred
What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry upLike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore--And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust..
©  Langston Hughes
April Rain Song
Let the rain kiss youLet the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid dropsLet the rain sing you a lullabyThe rain makes still pools on the..
©  Langston Hughes
Mother To Son
Well, son, I'll tell you:Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.It's had tacks in it,And splinters,And boards torn up,And places with no carpet on..
©  Langston Hughes
As I Grew Older
It was a long time ago.I have almost forgotten my dream.But it was there then,In front of me,Bright like a sun—My dream.And then the wall rose,Rose..
©  Langston Hughes
Dreams
Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen..
©  Langston Hughes
"Every challenge I face makes me stronger, and every fight is a new opportunity."
©  Canelo Álvarez
"I believe in myself and my abilities. I will always keep pushing forward."
©  Canelo Álvarez
"I am always working on myself, improving, and getting better."
©  Canelo Álvarez
The best way to become a champion is to never stop working hard.
©  Canelo Álvarez
"I’m a warrior, I’m a fighter, and I’m going to keep fighting until the end."
©  Canelo Álvarez
"The only thing that’s important is the money."
©  Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"My legacy is going to be undefeated."
©  Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"Don’t ever count me out." 
©  Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"Hard work and determination — that's what makes you great."
©  Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"I am the best, and I’m not afraid to say it."
©  Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
©  Uta Abe
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
©  Uta Abe
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."
©  Uta Abe
"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."
©  Uta Abe
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
©  Uta Abe
"Failure is the mother of success."
©  Mao Zedong
"Without the people, there is no revolutionary cause."
©  Mao Zedong
"Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend."
©  Mao Zedong