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James Houston Quotes

Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: June 12, 1921 - April 17, 2005

Topics

Words Tools You Writer Basic

And I definitely have an affinity with the piano.

Piano Definitely Affinity

My father was not prone to worship, but he worshiped Arthur Sulzberger.

Andrew Rosenthal

Father Worship He Prone Arthur

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.

Work Hard Work Talent Tragedy Shame

I want to tell you this: you cannot get the robe of hypocrisy on you so thick that the sharp eye of childhood will not see through every veil.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Childhood Eye You Hypocrisy Want

The minimum wage is not something that you want to stay on as a permanent basis. For example, if you have a minimum wage job, you don't stay there 20 or 30 years. You don't put your children through college working on minimum wage.

Children Job College You Want Years

To some extent, all authors are a little schizophrenic. We lead most of our lives in solitary confinement, living and breathing the books that we're writing.

Sophie Kinsella

Writing Living Breathing Lead Little

If we know it's happening, and we're not having the discussion, we're contributing to the problem of making it seem like people can't open up.

People Problem Know Discussion Open

In theory, the Internet should bring us all closer together and slowly eliminate our differences.

Together Internet Differences Bring

I don't think I am the type of person who thinks, 'I dunno. Things are getting on top of me.' It's not that I think I'm any different to most people. I always make a big effort, to fight with all my strength, make the best of a situation, and always want to win.

Strength Best Fight I Am Effort Win

As our economy advances, educational attainment is going to keep Arizona competitive.

Economy Competitive Keep Going Our

In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest wrong, and government never stood so tall as when it was redressing that wrong.

Government Slavery Wrong Never Tall

I do not believe that people should steal music, but I think that fans need a better alternative, hence why I am such a fan of Apple, where you can simply buy a song for $0.99; it is very easy, it is a value-packed service... and this is a result of the shakeup... something has to happen in the music industry.

Music Service I Am People Song You

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