Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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Many in Taiwan believe that Hu Jintao is much more sophisticated than his predecessors in understanding Taiwan. He represents a different generation of leaders, more pragmatic, less ideological.
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There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
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I have one of these bodies. When I was younger, I could never put weight on, and now that I'm a little older, there's a natural sort of chubbiness coming. But honestly, if I work out for a week, it drops off in no time.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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I'm very proud to be British, and my brand is British.
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Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.
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If I didn't believe in what I'm doing, I'd rather go to work in a dime store.
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If Bret went in there and stunk the place out, then they probably wouldn't have brought the little brother in. So just by being successful himself, it opened the door for me.
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I'm always worried about everything. Like spiders.
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I think just being on 'One Tree Hill' has given me a lot of confidence.
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To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.
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Grass-roots work is not flashy, and rarely celebrated on the national media level, but that is where change begins.
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I have always liked to get my pictures taken, and I like taking care of my looks. But, I am not one to use beauty products and treatments.
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Look at any country that's plagued with poverty, disease or violence; the antidote is girls. Girls are the antibodies to many of society's ills.
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Maui reminded me of San Diego: beautiful, but crowded.
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It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.
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There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full.
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But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.
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Purgatory fire will be more intolerable than all the torments that can be felt or conceived in this life.
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Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.
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Once upon a time, I was a little girl sick in the hospital, and my mother gave me a copy of 'Grimm's Fairy Tales' to comfort me.
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I sent 'Hell or High Water' to Peter Berg, asking if he'd like to be involved.
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I'm losing Savanna.That's good. No one should own someone else.
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She was a vengeful goddess and her will was absolute.
