Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
That's just the first part. What others call you, you become. It's a terrible magic that everyone can do - so do it. Call yourself what you wish to become.
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Any creative process comes with a level of self-analysis and self-criticism. There's a lot of waking up in the middle of the night going, 'Oh, I wish I had done that differently.'
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With liberalisation, Indian industry gained international exposure because of which it became imperative for companies to rework their strategies to become globally competitive.
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When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.
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The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
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Thrift shopping is really just an extension of me being that same kid and going into a place that's completely unconventional that has really endless possibilities in terms of outfits that you can put together and really just expressing yourself.
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Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.
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As you get older, you overthink and can talk yourself out of anything. It's good to be a bit reckless and experimental.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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At no point do I wish to be in conflict with any man or masculine thought. It doesn't enter my consciousness. Art is anonymous. It's not competitive with men. It's a complementary contribution.
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There are only three outs an inning, and they should be treasured. Give one away, and you're making everything harder for yourself.
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I wish I could do 50 projects a year.
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It's a fairly recent thing but I've become very fond of making drinks myself.
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I call my therapist every other day. It's not a one-stop shop. You have to push away all that negativity in your head. Face it, name it, let it go.
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I'm not familiar particularly with Hillary Clinton's neighborhood, but I wish people were a little bit more curious about what we call privilege and about why it's there. Black people in this country have no choice but to be curious. We have to know. I wish folks would do a little bit more investigation.
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When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.
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To be honest, I've just become a Steelers fan.
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Don't think of yourself as a woman in business.
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I think you need to do something new to keep reinventing yourself.
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The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.
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It's not words, so much, just my mind going blank and thoughts reaching up up up, me wishing I could climb through the ceiling and over the stars until I can find God, really see God, and know once and for all that everything I've believed my whole life is true, and real. Or, not even everything. Not even half. Just the part about someone or something bigger than us who doesn't lose track. I want to believe the stories, that there really is someone who would search the whole mountainside just to find that one lost thing that he loves, and bring it home.
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If golf wasn't enjoyable and there wasn't a lot of humor and enjoyment, even though the game is so frustrating, you would wonder why you put yourself through it.
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Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.
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Wasting time has an esthetics to it.
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That's just the first part. What others call you, you become. It's a terrible magic that everyone can do - so do it. Call yourself what you wish to become.
