Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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I don't care how many championships you've won or how many records you've broken - if you've had a hand in pushing forward not only a game but women in sport's movement, then I think that's pretty darn good.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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If you're famous, you're not free.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
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You break her heart, I'll break your neck.
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I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.
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You can't tell a millionaire's son from a billionaire's.
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Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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Only in your imagination can you revise.
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Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
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A book is a gift you can open again and again.
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The richer you are and the more financial advisers you employ, the less likelihood there is that you can ever discover what you are really worth.
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You are just your intelligence.
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I had an indie pop phase, I had just about every phase you could think of.
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The thing that 'Glee' has successfully done that no other TV show has is that they're just honest - but they don't tell you what's right or wrong. They don't tell you what to agree with or what to believe in.
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What's really happening is that every bank in the country is experimenting with the blockchain and experimenting with bitcoin to figure out where the value is. For the first time ever, they're working hand in hand with startups. Banks are asking startups for help to build products.
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I think that, as athletes, sometimes we have the opportunities to make an impact. When it's authentic, I think there's room to share your opinion in an appropriate way.
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It shouldn't be an issue that we have a black president. Gay marriage shouldn't be an issue. And women being funny shouldn't be an issue.
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When we were younger, we fought, but that's what kids do, right?
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Did I not come to you on my knees with a kingdom in my hand?
