Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
Of course she cheated. Don't be silly. Snow White spent half her growing years shuffling cards for no one. She can cut false and she can cut true, but she wasn't going to lose when it counted.
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I really love peace and quiet.
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Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right.
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I'm not cut out to be a detective on 'Law & Order' - I laugh too easily.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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TED Women will focus on the ideas and innovations championed by women and girls. These cover everything from community development to economic growth to biodynamic farming to robotics to medical treatments to the use of technology for personal safety and peace making.
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You see a Donald Trump on TV, just like you'd see Joan Rivers on TV when she was living, and you see a real person. That's the Donald Trump that I know.
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A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
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I really want Americans, and all of us, to be less afraid of death, and know that it's a passage, but that - don't go to the funeral before the day of the funeral.
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They'd better be physically tough when they start pulling on their football pants.
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Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.
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I was the first African-American woman to play Maggie in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' It was at the Virginia State Theatre, and we turned Richmond upside down.
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It's where I keep all my things. Get a lot of compliments on this. Plus it's not a purse, it's called a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.
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Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises.
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There must have been a moment, at the beginning, were we could have said -- no. But somehow we missed it.
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I like to listen to different kinds of music - it just depends on my mood. I love Madonna, Russian singers... I like the Rolling Stones a lot!
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My great-grandmother lived to be 100 years old, so I got to know her. She always sent us birthday cards that had $2 bills inside - we kept them for good luck.
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'House of Cards' opened some doors. I've been able to tackle some diverse stories and characters.
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An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess.
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I need to be out earning. I can make more in two hours at a card show than I did [as a minor-league manager] all year.
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At home, growing up, we weren't really poor. We had everything we needed, we just didn't have what we wanted.
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Of course she cheated. Don't be silly. Snow White spent half her growing years shuffling cards for no one. She can cut false and she can cut true, but she wasn't going to lose when it counted.
