Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
Rich girls aren’t criminals, don’t you know? They’re just troubled, poor things.
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Whenever I went to a wedding or a party, girls kept complaining about their shoes. I love to dance, and I wanted them to have shoes they could keep on all night.
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A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
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Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery of government to dispossess the rich.
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There are so many bad influences out there. I don't care if a kid is rich or poor, if he lives in a million-dollar house or the ghetto, he is going to find some sick things on the street. And if we don't clean it up soon, we're all going to pay the price.
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Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.
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Rich people march on Washington every day.
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Fresh egg pasta is traditionally served in the north of Italy with butter, cream and rich meat sauces, whereas dried pasta is more at home with the tomato- and olive oil-based ones of the south.
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Modi may be rich in politics but is poor at heart.
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More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel.
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If you can't get rich dealing with politicians, there's something wrong with you.
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I would like to be mates with Richard Branson because I've hung out with him and he is just the loveliest person and obviously a very rich guy and has a lot of stuff going on, but he's actually a really, really sound person, and he's really positive and he's got a really good energy, so I'd like to hang out with him a bit more.
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Grace Jones was an influence, because I was like, 'These shoulders! These pants! Girls can wear pants and be awesome.' That's something I definitely embody.
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I know what I can know, and am not troubled about what I cannot know.
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“When I was young I had all the advantages. My father worked for Howard Hughes, we lived in Bel Air. I went to the best schools, and got the best girls. My intelligence quotient was well above average; and yet I could be a rebellious, troublesome punk who brought more than a little anxiety to my parents.”
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I'd like to be rich enough so I could throw soap away after the letters are worn off
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I like girls who are intelligent, somewhat funny, and pretty with a nice personality.
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Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys.
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Girls are so often pitted against each other as enemies or adversaries. We even see it in 'Us' magazine: Who wore it better?
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The "trickle-down" theory: the principle that the poor, who must subsist on table scraps dropped by the rich, can best be served by giving the rich bigger meals.
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Whether it's your personal life or career, people feel they have carte blanche to everything that goes on in your life. I don't agree with that, but I do feel I have to share my thoughts on those things with people instead of totally avoiding it. I want to put it out there the way I want to put it out there.
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If no one knows your book is out there, no one will think about buying it. It's as simple as that.
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I considered myself a professional comedian because the club would pay me $20.
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Rich girls aren’t criminals, don’t you know? They’re just troubled, poor things.
