Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
Marya pinned out her childhood like a butterfly. She considered it the way a mathematician considers an equation.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid.
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No one wanted to be my friend because of my lunchbox - because I never shared my lunchbox. One day the principal walked in and said, 'No one is friends with Karan Johar; who will be his friend?' My CEO today put his hand up there and said, he will.
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We are building a company, Gemini, and the ETF, which is another company. I don't know if we're experts, but the goal is not to be an expert but to change the world. Does Richard Branson understand all the physics behind his space craft? I'm not sure.
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I love being a part of something so many people can relate to and enjoy.
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Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we're willing participants in deception for the sake of social dignity, maybe to keep a secret that should be kept secret, secret. We say, 'Nice song.' 'Honey, you don't look fat in that, no.'
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New York is more where art is bought than where art is made.
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Any idealism is a proper subject for art.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.
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True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.
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I don't enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don't enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.
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My mom had me when she was 19 or 20. And my father was 22 or something. They were working on whatever they could, both of them aiming to be actors in theater.
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I always felt myself to be an unlucky person like Donald, who is a victim of so many circumstances. But there isn't a person in the United States who couldn't identify with him. He is everything, he is everybody; he makes the same mistakes that we all make.
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I still get to preach 14, 15 times a year. But you have to make a living.
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Anyone wanting a new house picks one from among those built on speculation or still in process of construction. The builder no longer works for his customers but for the market.
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Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.
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Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.
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I was always a bit different. I had a very happy childhood, but I could never hang on to mates.
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Not only was I the only black kid and the only poor kid, but my parents were transcendental meditation devotees, and I live in an ashram for a good portion of my childhood.
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You always get nervous on stage because when you get up there, you want to do great. The crowd has you pumped up so there are always a little bit of butterflies. That's all part of it. But as far as getting stage fright, clamming up there, not generally, I just enjoy it on stage and have a great time.
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Is there a better example of natural selection in action than 'Project Runway?'
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Marya pinned out her childhood like a butterfly. She considered it the way a mathematician considers an equation.
