E. J. Hughes Quotes
I am trying to get my paintings a bit lighter in tone, as some of my recent oils have been mistaken for night scenes.
Quotes to Explore
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Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
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Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.
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As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.
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I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
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I have pictures of me sitting in the racquetball court in my pajamas with an acoustic guitar, and Wolfgang is probably just two-and-a-half-feet tall. I'll never forget the day I saw his foot tapping along in beat! I knew then, I couldn't wait for the day I'd be able to make music with my son. I don't know what more I could ask for.
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I'm not really a fan of healthy food - I love eating! But, of course, I do work out.
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The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.
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I choose projects that resonate with me on some personal level and projects that I'm afraid to do. If I'm afraid to do them, then I usually say yes, because it means that I'm not ready to go there and deal with certain aspects of the script. And that means that I need to do it, because the things that scare you only make you better and stronger.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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I'm almost completely without family and it's a very odd feeling in life. I have no children.
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Everything I do is blown out of proportion. It really hurts my feelings.
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People resent movies that try to tell them exactly what to feel.
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
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You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them.
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Let a man sow a field or plant a farm never so well, yet he cannot foretell who will gather in the fruits; another may build him a house of fairest proportion, yet he knows not who will inhabit it.
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If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling.
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The revolution is really easy to do nowadays.
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There's a point where art is not subjective, and my example for that is Picasso. If you don't like Picasso, that's your problem.
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I was with this girl the other night and from the way she was responding to my skillful caresses, you would have sworn that she was conscious from the top of her head to the tag on her toes.
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The truth is, I am conservative, but socially, I'm very liberal.
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I am trying to get my paintings a bit lighter in tone, as some of my recent oils have been mistaken for night scenes.
