Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
All hands drowned, except the Red Hound of Mykenos, who bit the sea until it spit him back.
Quotes to Explore
-
Because I'm so hands on here at work and always looking at fabrics you have to be mobile and as comfortable as possible.
-
I think there is an enormous sea change happening in the global workforce. It has a lot to do with globalization. I think that people used to have a hope for a career or meaningful employment, and its been reduced to internships, part-time work or just grossly underpaid work.
-
The Negro was freed and turned loose as a penniless, landless, naked, ignorant laborer. Ninety-nine per cent were field hands and servants of the lowest class.
-
The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.
-
My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers.
-
I always assumed that everyone knew no country would ever be awarded a World Cup without pricey gifts exchanging hands under the tables.
-
It is a fact that scientists have deposited dye in certain lakes around Orlando and tracked the effluent to Florida Bay. There is a lake near Everglades City, Deep Lake, and large tarpon show up in that lake, 30 miles from the sea.
-
One of the things that's frustrated me as a deep-sea explorer is how many animals there probably are in the ocean that we know nothing about because of the way we explore the ocean.
-
I'm scared of the water, and I hate the sea. I'd be all right if it was clear and I could see what was underneath. But it's the not knowing what's there that freaks me out.
-
When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?
-
My workday begins around 11 A.M., with a cup of black coffee in each hand. If I had more hands, there would be more coffee.
-
My fate is in the hands of almighty Allah.
-
It's tough campaigning, kissing hands and shaking babies.
-
Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.
-
It's just unfortunate that a network only makes their profit off of live viewership because their hands are tied by advertisers. They may believe in the show and want it to continue, but they just unfortunately can't afford it.
-
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
-
When I made '101 Reykjavik,' people talked about 'Almodovar on ice.' When I made 'The Sea,' people referenced Bergman.
-
It was many and many a year ago,In a kingdom by the sea,That a maiden lived whom you may knowBy the name of Annabel Lee; - And this maiden she lived with no other thoughtThan to love and be loved by me.
-
When you're on Earth, if you go to the top of a mountain, the stars look much brighter than they do at sea level. And because the space shuttle is above Earth's atmosphere, it's like being on a very, very high mountain. So they look brighter, but not bigger.
-
Disneyland is a show.
-
Do not be fooled by one who recites the Qurân. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.
-
All hands drowned, except the Red Hound of Mykenos, who bit the sea until it spit him back.
