M. J. Hyland Quotes
From the age of eighteen to twenty-one, I worked any job I could get my hands on. One of these jobs was selling fake paintings door-to-door.
Quotes to Explore
-
I think I'm a lot like other moms out there who feel like if we don't have the pecan pie we have every year, then it just won't be Christmas.
-
Everybody has their struggles.
-
As his talent expands, some of his stories become pointed social commentary; some are surprisingly effective religious tracts, disguised as science fiction. Others still are nostalgic vignettes, but under it all is still Bradbury, the poet of 20th-century neurosis.
-
We're just going to be ourselves, and we're just going to cross our fingers and hope that people like it. Because that's all you can do.
-
There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
-
I have seen people climbing up and down the ladder of success, and I learnt a lot from them.
-
I've always dreamed of having a large family.
-
The Oscars are a lot different when you are a nominee. You walk around with this big smile on your face, and everyone, even people who work for rival film companies, tells you they voted for you.
-
For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a go-kart mechanic, or a job like this, not an F1 driver.
-
The idea of 'Badlands' was creating a space with sound, which is a really difficult thing to do.
-
Like all of my fictions, 'Sinner' is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What you do with what you see is your choice.
-
I hope we can keep doing it this way - making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing.
-
A lot of my fans are young and hip and enjoy my pop album and know the lyrics to those songs as well, which is a real compliment to me.
-
Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.
-
My parents did not discourage me but could not understand how I could make a living by art. Their idea of an artist was a person who was condemned to starvation.
-
My first celebrity crush... I had a huge crush on 'Cheetara' from 'ThunderCats.'
-
I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
-
Until he announced his immigration policy last week, Obama had the support of most Hispanic voters - but not the enthusiasm they had shown for him in 2008. That may be changing in part because of the decision not to deport young immigrants whose undocumented parents brought them here as children.
-
You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own 'acres of diamonds.'
-
Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.
-
In the areas where FGM is going down, it has been addressed in a violence against women framework. It's a gender power control issue, and it is not something you can just educate people out of. It requires people to think that if they do it, there are ramifications. We cannot just rely on people's good will.
-
A memoir is always the most authentic telling of a situation, but a novel gets to different places.
-
I hope I pass on my dad's good humor, work ethic and lack of self-seriousness. Our house was always a fun place where you'd get knocked around quickly if you took yourself too seriously.
-
From the age of eighteen to twenty-one, I worked any job I could get my hands on. One of these jobs was selling fake paintings door-to-door.
