20 Emma Walton Hamilton Quotes for You to Enjoy

Emma Walton Hamilton

British Author

Born: Nov 27, 1962

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At a time when there is so much tension in the world - between cultures, and nations, and so forth - there is nothing that levels the playing field more than the arts. Emma Walton Hamilton

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Stony Brook is a phenomenal university and I am proud to be affiliated with it, so it is gratifying to be able to support this wonderful institution in whatever way I can. Emma Walton Hamilton

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My parentage set me up to want to make a life of my own in the arts, but also contributed to my feeling a certain amount of pressure, especially in my early years, to figure out who I was and how to make my own mark. Emma Walton Hamilton

The arts are the most uniquely suited to provide young people with critical-thinking skills, problem-solving, teamwork and collaboration, empathy and tolerance and compassion, looking at the other point of views. Emma Walton Hamilton

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With my mother, Julie Andrews Edwards, I've authored such children's books as the 'Dumpy the Dump Truck' series, 'Dragon: Hound of Honor,' 'The Great American Mousical,' 'Simeon's Gift' and 'Thanks to You: Wisdom from Mother and Child.' Emma Walton Hamilton

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I was able to hide a lot behind ‘Walton,' and found that to be quite useful. Emma Walton Hamilton

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The arts give kids the building blocks with which to then play. Emma Walton Hamilton

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We certainly had our moments when I was growing up. But the great thing was, if Mom was working on a night shoot, she'd be up making breakfast before school. Emma Walton Hamilton

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When I was three years old, a nanny took me shopping and I saw large cut-outs of Mary Poppins in the store and yelled, 'That's mummy!' These women walked by and said, 'Oh how cute. That little girl thinks that Mary Poppins is her mum.' Emma Walton Hamilton

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So often we think, well, kids learn to read at school, I don't have to be responsible for that. But in fact they learn to love reading at home, and therefore it's really important that we as parents preserve the joy of reading by supporting them and reading things that speak to their hearts, books that they love. Emma Walton Hamilton

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And for me I think I was originally a theater person, a producer/director/actor. Emma Walton Hamilton

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Yeah, I think the arts and literature have always been irrevocably connected. Because if you think about it, every film script, every play, every song starts as words on the page before it is ever performed or filmed or sung. Emma Walton Hamilton

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My background is in arts education and we know, absolutely for a fact, that there is no better way for kids to learn critical thinking skills, communication skills, things like empathy and tolerance. This is true across every boundary, across cultural boundaries, across socioeconomic, it's a great leveler in terms of unifying our world. Emma Walton Hamilton

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Netflix is so amazing because they take chances. They'll take a risk, be edgy, be quirky. Emma Walton Hamilton

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My mom's coping mechanism was to be strong and resilient. She is very compassionate and nonjudgmental. Emma Walton Hamilton

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I think I personally, as a writer, read differently knowing how tough it is to write, knowing how challenging it is to articulate it, to express clearly and economically and with focus and with purpose. Emma Walton Hamilton

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