Cathy Hughes (Catherine Liggins Hughes) Quotes
Not to let anyone convince you that your dream, your vision to be an entrepreneur is something that you shouldn't do. What often happens is that people who are well meaning, who really care for us are afraid for us and talk us out of it.
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It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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I see my fans as music lovers. I really love that. There's no age group or demographic. It's people of all ages and backgrounds. Country people and non-country people. I wanted to make music across the board.
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As an old-time New Yorker, it's not that I miss the '70s and '80s or whatever. I miss the fact that there was a certain kind of energy that exists when people can live for nothing.
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I've learned over the years that people are human and have mood swings, regardless of how talented they are. Today, I'm looking at life from a realistic point of view instead of the way I would want things to be.
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People have told me about organized crime in the fashion industry, but I can't talk about that. I'm looking to stay alive.
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A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.
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There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of them.
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There are a lot of rich people in the world. There are very few people who have the privilege of getting to invent things that billions of people use.
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We tend to rush through life, generally. We don't appreciate the people around us, the relationships we have, or anything.
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'Howard the Duck!' That's a really interesting movie. I appreciate my career, because I've had a lot of very interesting ups and downs, and most people... That movie is such a famous flop. In a land of a lot of flops, it's kind of awesome to be in a really famous flop. I mean, it's kind of a poster child for flops.
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There's something very visceral about watching people beg for money. It's powerful.
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I don't want to walk in the middle. I want people to read what I write and feel strongly about it. If, at some point, whatever I am doing is failing to elicit a response, whether it's very positive or very negative, then I am going to stop doing it.
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I found that people like rules, and I love to tell people what to do. It's not rocket science when it comes to weight loss. It's about eating a little less and moving a little bit more.
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I think people ragging on me is kind of a form of flattery.
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The people who work at FDA are just trying to do their jobs.
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The genre I listen to the most is salsa, so people look at me and see this guy who's done mostly romantic ballads, but there's always been this other side.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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I don't know if I'm teaching my kids right, but you have to go with your own instincts. You can't be so sure that other people are going to do right by you.
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I am proud of the fact that my wealth is completely transparent.
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I just don't like to lose what's in the window.
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself.
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Not to let anyone convince you that your dream, your vision to be an entrepreneur is something that you shouldn't do. What often happens is that people who are well meaning, who really care for us are afraid for us and talk us out of it.
