“Frosting
Freedom
Is just frosting
On somebody else's
Cake--
And so must be
Till we
Learn how to
Bake.”
Langston Hughes (1902–1967) American writer and social activist
Source: The Panther and the Lash
Source: The Wise Man's Fear
“Frosting
Freedom
Is just frosting
On somebody else's
Cake--
And so must be
Till we
Learn how to
Bake.”
Langston Hughes (1902–1967) American writer and social activist
Source: The Panther and the Lash
“I’m the frosting on America’s cake, and tonight I’m willing to let you lick the bowl.”
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
Ray Charles (1930–2004) American musician
As quoted "Words of the Week" in Jet magazine, Vol. 64, No. 6 (25 April 1983), p. 40
Context: Music has been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal.
R.S. Thomas (1913–2000) Welsh poet
"Alive", p. 51
Laboratories of the Spirit (1975)
“Wolde ye bothe eate your cake, and haue your cake?”
John Heywood (1497–1580) English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs
Would you both eat your cake, and have your cake?
Part II, chapter 9.
Proverbs (1546)
Doug Stanhope (1967) American stand-up comedian, actor, and author
When asked, "What would constitute 'complete happiness' to Doug Stanhope (you)?" Doug Stanhope interview http://markprindle.com/stanhope-i.htm, MarkPrindle.com, 2007 <br class="br">Miscellaneous
“You cannot eat your cake and have your cake; 48 and store 's no sore.”
Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part II (1615), Book III, Ch. 43.