Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted our common country.
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The American people likewise want to see enforcement first, no tricks, no triggers, no amnesty, enforcing existing laws and closing loopholes to reaffirm that our great Republic is, in fact, a nation of laws.
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For clothes and accessories, I love my friend's boutique; One by One and UT.LAB for shoes.
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I've had two fights in my life. Both times I threw one punch, and both times I broke my hand! I really am a stranger to the world of fighting.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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Let the people on both sides keep their self-possession, and just as other clouds have cleared away in due time, so will this, and this great nation shall continue to prosper as before.
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As for my own music, I've never written a book about it. I'm not pedagogical... When I write an abstract piano sonata or a concerto, I write what I feel. I'm not a self-conscious composer.
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With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
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And in fact I don't believe there is such a thing as a definitive picture of something. The land is a living, breathing thing and light changes its character every second of every day. That's why I love it so much.
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My favorite body part? My feet. They're not pretty, but they get me where I want to go.
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I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: 'I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.'
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I could actually be somebody that, if you showed me new gun-control legislation could help solve this problem, I might actually be able to support something like that.
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Acting is a form of confusion.
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I don't like to leave anything unfinished on my desk before I travel.
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If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis.
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The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.
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A lot of people behind the scenes were telling me that I was going to have to do something with my hair, my weight, all of that stuff.
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The standardized American is largely a myth created not least by Americans themselves.
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Women must be the spokesmen for a new humanity arising out of the reconciliation of spirit and body.
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I understand the sacrifices American servicemen and women have made to protect freedom and democracy in my country and around the world.
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I have two incredible sisters who have very high-powered jobs and kids and, you know, both have their master's; one runs triathlons all the time.
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Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10.
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One Whitman is miracle enough, and when he comes again it will be the end of the world.
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It is best in the end to let women see to their own vengeance.
