E. J. Hughes Quotes
It is a matter mostly of having the time to spare from my finished paintings to put in on travelling and sketching out of doors.
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
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Architecture must not do violence to space or its neighbors.
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For the most part, I don't have a Facebook page; I don't Twitter.
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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.
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Being a role model is about being true to myself.
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I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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It was always my dream to be part of MTV and make history.
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Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
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Creativity is the key for any child with dyslexia - or for anyone, for that matter. Then you can think outside of the box. Teach them anything is attainable. Let them run with what you see is whatever they need to run with.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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'Blood Meridian' was without question the novel that made me want to become a writer.
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It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen.
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I would be happy if people just called me an actor.
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I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour.
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Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?
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I think most fiction writers naturally start by writing short stories, but some of us don't. When I first started writing, I just started writing a novel. It's a hard way to learn to write. I don't recommend it to my students, but it just happens that way for some of us.
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Always hire people who are better than you. Hiring dummies is shortsighted. You can't move up the ladder until everyone is comfortable with your replacement.
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I have to do it myself. That's what a Queen does. She saves herself.
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I worked as a carpenter for a few years. I began writing. I wrote a book about my time in Africa - that came out in 1988 - called 'The Village of Waiting.'
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It is a matter mostly of having the time to spare from my finished paintings to put in on travelling and sketching out of doors.
