Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.
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I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human being.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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Well, all I can say is, it's a day-by-day program, and so I'm very worried about relapsing, but I don't know. I don't want to use. I don't want to go back to that place because nothing good came of it. It was super dark; it's not nice.
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I definitely don't want to do drama. I'm not looking to branch out into that world.
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If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
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You want to know what judicial activism is? Judicial activism is judges imposing their policy preferences on the words of the Constitution.
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You can't ask your pharmacist to stock larger quantities of potassium nitrate because you want to make a bigger rocket.
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'Alias' was very action-packed. 'G.I. Joe' and 'Conan' were very action-packed. It's been established that I can do action, which is great, but now I may just want to make out with a really hot guy.
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I really make sure that my girls understand the importance of education. I don't want them to be spoilt and only know private school kids. I want them to behave well by example.
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The whole European Federal plan is ridiculous. We are patriotic. The single currency is an outrage. We want the Queen's head - or the King's head, if we have a king - on our own coins.
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When I finally put my guitar in the case the last time, I want to be remembered just as a singer, not as a country singer or pops singer - just a singer.
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No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music.
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And hey-the psychiatrist in the show is Italian also. So people are going to focus on what they want to focus on. There's not much you can do about that.
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I would like to have a right not to have an opinion. I don't want to have to care about everything.
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I think I didn't know whether I wanted to keep acting deep into my career. I kept trying to see if I would be able to do it well enough to make that part of my destiny or part of what I was supposed to do.
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I never wanted to be a trophy wife. I wanted to make it on my own. I didn't want to depend on a man.
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I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of me.
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Consistency creates credibility.
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A Christian is not simply a person who is forgiven and goes to heaven. A Christian, in terms of his or her deepest identity, is a saint, a spiritually born child of God, a divine masterpiece, a child of light, a citizen of heaven.
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I was raised in Harlem. I never found a book that took place in Harlem. I never had a church like mine in a book. I never had people like the people I knew. People who could not find their lives in books and celebrated felt bad about themselves. I needed to write to include the lives of these young people.
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Mug your destiny in an alley and punch it until it gives you what you want
