Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
I do not want to muddle about with Politicks, and whenever two Folk of any sort are in a room together there are always Politicks to be muddled in.
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'Nappy' is a state of mind, not an appearance.
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Let the novelists fret about consistency - story writers should feel free to jam; to get things right in new, surprising ways by allowing themselves, now and then, to get things wrong.
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Executive orders are meant for occasional use, not to force something through that the people's elected representatives aren't going to make law.
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The only things I really love about myself physically are my ankles and my hair.
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Yea, when mortality dissolves, Shall I not meet thine hour unawed? My house eternal in the heavens Is lighted by the smile of God!
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There are signs that the age of petroleum has passed its zenith. Adjusted for inflation, a barrel of crude oil now sells for three times its long-run average. The large western oil companies, which cartellised the industry for much of the 20th century, are now selling more oil than they find, and are thus in the throes of liquidation.
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With virtual reality, I'm not interested in the novelty factor. I'm interested in the foundations for a medium that could be more powerful than cinema, than theatre, than literature, than any other medium we've had before to connect one human being to another.
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As a group, we want to follow good and green strategy. Setting targets is one element of that. The second part is to design products which meet environmental goals.
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When I was married, I didn't work. When I had my children, I didn't work. But before that, I'd work for Diana Vreeland at 'Harper's Bazaar.'
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I don't want to be a director. I want to direct. There's a difference.
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I'd like to do a comedy with Emma Thompson. I admire her as an actress so much. I love her. And I didn't know it until recently that her whole career started in comedy.
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At a certain career level, it's no longer about whether you are the smartest subject-matter expert in the room.
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It does grieve me to think there are people misunderstanding my heart on an issue.
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I learned a lot about human nature. So much, in fact, that human nature will be my specialist subject on 'Mastermind'.
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Jews, when they get successful, they will help their people.
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The elements of justice are identical with those of algebra.
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Levi's station in life was the receipt of custom; and Peter's, the shore of Galilee; and Paul's, the antechambers of the High- Priest,- which 'station in life' each had to leave, with brief notice.
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If America was trying to keep the bubonic plague out of its hemisphere, Canadians would import it just to show their independence of American foreign policy.
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After coming to India, I have felt the loneliest I have ever been in my life. I don't have a support system here.
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No taxes can be devised which are not more or less inconvenient and unpleasant.
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I do not want to muddle about with Politicks, and whenever two Folk of any sort are in a room together there are always Politicks to be muddled in.
