Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
But something older and wiser within her said, Some things are for hiding and for keeping.
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Fitzgerald was a modernist.
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I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.
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The first thing I ever invested in was Twitter. Blaine Cook, former CTO, was leaving the company and asked me if I wanted to buy his stock.
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People always say that Randy Moss can't stick to the rules. Even my own rules.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous. I just wanted to have mastered the art of sketch comedy.
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In general, I'm rubbish in heels. I love them, and I own a lot because it's like being in a sweet shop: they're pretty. But I'm not good in them. I don't walk nicely in heels.
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Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
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One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.
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I think the system is broken; most people think that it's broken. And we think that what we're going to do is invigorate the political system and allow for this country to be turned around.
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When you're doing a radio show, you can express yourself.
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I don't argue with people... if they say I'm not funny, they're right, for them.
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I'm not in the luxury-goods business. I sell unique objects. I wish I was in luxury goods because then I could just call the factory and say, 'I need 10,000 more of whatever.' But I can't - because then it's not art, it's something else.
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Some people call me scrappy - and that's because I am.
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To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
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I'm kind of in between organized and messy, so if I have the right things to keep me organized, it's easier for me to stay that way. If I don't have the right tools, I'm a train wreck.
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Yes, many immigrants cherish the value of choice and opportunity and the value of education more than 7th or 8th generation Americans.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
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But love like that doesn’t just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there’s always a little love left, underneath.Yes. Horrible, isn’t it?
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Somebody did complain to me and tell me that my clothes were so loud they couldn't hear me sing.
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The Last Of England works with image and sound, a language which is nearer to poetry than prose. It tells its story quite happily in silent images, in contrast to a word-bound cinema.
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If all you are going to do in life are the things that are convenient and comfortable, the great things never get done.
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The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar; particularly in that of Greece, Rome, and England.
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Oh, and I heard a rumor that I died in a car accident. I didn’t.
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But something older and wiser within her said, Some things are for hiding and for keeping.
