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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I learned how to dance every move of 'Billie Jean.'
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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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Does housekeeping interest you at all? I think it really ought to be just as good as writing and I never see where the separation between the too comes in. At least if you must put books on one side and life on the other, each is a poor and bloodless thing; but my theory is that they mix indistinguishable.
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I will ge glad to have done with this life forever.
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I've found that entrepreneurial success usually comes through great execution, simply by doing a superior job of doing the blocking and tackling.
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I'm the shyest megalomaniac you're ever likely to meet.
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She was a vengeful goddess and her will was absolute.
