Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
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You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
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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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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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I imagined that it might be awkward to talk to your wife about her performance, so going into it I was a little nervous. But doing it was actually a wonderfully inspiring experience.
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You have to be an optimist, right? You have to be critical, then you have to be an optimist. Or else you're really stupid.
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As a consumer, I don't create art, but I think whatever the message is, art has to touch you.
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Listen, when somebody says, 'I take the fifth,' well, you know, they did something, OK? Why else would they take the fifth?
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Reality is what you can count on.
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It's no use of talking unless people understand what you say.
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Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you can't possibly have a fair trial, if trial at all, and that's not been adequately attended to.
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Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.
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If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you.
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My first jobs after graduation in 1955 were as a project engineer for G.E. and later with the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., where I met and married my wife, Dolores Celini.
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If you put Willem Dafoe, Liam Neeson and James Woods in a room together, there wouldn't be room for anyone else.
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You need a director, a script, and a role to justify a risk.
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I'm convinced you can combine this with reporting integrity and accuracy.
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I stay home. It's the best place to be alone. There is hardly any walk-through traffic.
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I look up to Mandy Moore, because she's really classy. But when it comes to music, I'm my own person.
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What I'm mainly interested in is not having women characters that have to be perfect, obviously. That's something I feel strongly about and have that in every single thing I've ever done.
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People in love don't see gender, colour or religion. Or age. It's about the other person, the one that you love and who loves you. You don't think of them in terms of a label. You just go with your heart.
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She is my wife and I am her own and you were not invited. Leave us alone.
