Carl Van Vechten Quotes
There is, indeed, no single quality of the cat that man could not emulate to his advantage.
Quotes to Explore
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There's a tendency among some male writers to make the women in their stories weak and needing of rescue so that their hero looks like a manly man.
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Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
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If a man belittles a woman, it could become a lawsuit. If women belittle men, it's a Hallmark card.
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It's always humbling, knowing where we came from. From being friends with the janitor in the bar and being friends with the waitress - because they were some of the only people that were listening when we finished playing - to this, we are able to appreciate every single person and every single piece of it, because we came from nothing to this.
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When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.
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As much preparation as I had made for the old man Salieri, gestures and so on, the fact is after sitting for hours, your movements are kind of slow.
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Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about reparations - in '93 and '94 the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the White House, and not one single Republican vote was needed for reparations.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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In my mind, every single female character I've written is plus-size.
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I think I have already signed some scrap of paper for every man, woman, and child in the United States. What do they do with all those scraps of paper with my signature on it?
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I'm an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other.
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The types of melodies I tend to write kind of have this bittersweet quality; they're meant to be uplifting but kind of have this melancholy vibe to it.
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The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.
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Quality is everyone's responsibility.
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There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.
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A cat only has itself.
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I've read every single fantasy novel there is. I mean, I would challenge a lot of people to read more fantasy novels than I have.
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Like the Negro League players, I traveled through the segregated south as a young man. Because I was black, I was denied service at many restaurants and could only drink from water fountains marked 'Colored.' When I went to the movies, I would have to sit in the Colored balcony.
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Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
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I'm very interested in science.
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For Christmas 1999, my husband surprised me with a trip to Disney World. Along with our boys, we were standing on the roof of the Contemporary Hotel at midnight on New Year's Eve 2000 watching fireworks explode over every amusement park in Orlando. It was a magical way to celebrate the millennial, and a never-to-be-forgotten Christmas present.
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The poetic image is a sudden salience on the surface of the psyche.
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Fear, the worst of all enemies can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage.
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There is, indeed, no single quality of the cat that man could not emulate to his advantage.
