Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
But her heart was so cold that she could hold ice in her mouth and it would never melt.
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I work hard at my job, and I guess hard work pays off.
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As we all know... golf is a puzzle without an answer.
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People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.
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I want to be the Letterman of metal. I want five nights a week, Monday to Friday, 11 to 12, live. I always shoot for the moon.
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I went to private school my whole life. Growing up in Los Angeles, you're surrounded by not just Connecticut privilege but, like, your-dad's-a-movie-star privilege.
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I think positive. I always think we're going to score. Two minutes is a lot of time if you have timeouts and you're throwing every down. You have to make the right decisions. I've always had great receivers, which helps. It's not just me doing it.
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Every human being makes mistakes.
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I am very, very diligent and extremely hard-working.
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The Enron scandal is worthy of the highest level of scrutiny, both because of the enormity of the crimes that may have been committed and because of what the largest bankruptcy in American history has already begun to reveal about the weaknesses in our nation's corporate structures and regulatory oversight.
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I was very fortunate when I was little - I played basketball. You really absolutely learn how to be a team player, how to win a game, to accomplish things, not just for yourself.
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I like change, and I like being in the middle of change.
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That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities relative to the progress made by those in the top percentiles of assets and income.
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Money is not important to me. What makes me feel successful is making the people I love happy.
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I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater.
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In many ways, 'What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World' is just one big thank-you note to my teachers. The book is dedicated to my fifth and sixth grade English teacher, Dr. Joseph D'Angelo, a massive force of erudition, martial artistry, culture, and love.
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A priest encounters temptation every day, and some of that desire is very natural.
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I remember reading 'The Hobbit' on a car trip from Ohio to Mississippi and getting out at a rest-stop in Mississippi and feeling jet-lagged at my return from Middle-earth.
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As far as the timing, well, I'd write that off to luck as much as anything - I happened to be out looking for a development deal, and Disney happened to think my team and I might be the right people to make a Mickey Mouse game.
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I have been writing since I was about 20, and at first I wrote in secret and never showed anybody. I was very concerned about making a living, so I conducted.
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I hope that knowledge about past facts will continue to be passed down in a proper manner ... and will be used for future benefit.
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Everybody gets dressed every day, and whatever you decide to get dressed in that morning is communicating something.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.
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But her heart was so cold that she could hold ice in her mouth and it would never melt.
