Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
Malcolm X -
And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
Utada Hikaru -
With the greatest of respect, I have watched Apple from the day it started. I was publishing magazines about the Apple II before most people had ever heard what a personal computer was.
Felix Dennis -
I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
Taya Kyle -
I think I'm a good judge of character.
Tamara Ecclestone -
If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
Octavia Spencer
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It's not like I go out there to be a sex symbol. I mean, it's nice of course - but embarrassing.
Daniel Craig -
When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
Imre Kertesz -
Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.
Laura Carmichael -
I am continually pleasantly surprised by how many people are showing up at shows and are younger than our first record.
Isaac Hanson Hanson -
I had as much time to prepare for that moon landing as NASA did, and I still was speechless when it happened. It just was so awe-inspiring to actually be able to see the thing through the television that was a miracle in itself.
Walter Cronkite -
I want to entertain, but I also want to push the barriers beyond what kids are conditioned into accepting.
Mal Peet
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There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and mental health is everyone's business.
Vikram Patel -
I'm feminine, but I wouldn't say that I'm girly in any way at all.
Victoria Beckham Spice Girls -
I have always said about Tony Benn that he immatures with age.
Harold Wilson -
Let me lay emphasis on the opportunity now presented in the United States for observing and, if we are wise, aiding in what I think it fair to say is the grandest opportunity ever presented of developing the finest race the world has ever known out of the vast mingling of races brought here by immigration.
Luther Burbank -
Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination.
Mary Douglas -
The fact of the matter is that we're all aging, and there's this stigma that older actresses don't work as much as younger actresses, and I don't think that's true anymore.
Jewel Staite
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The Widelux is a fickle mistress; its viewfinder isn't accurate, and there's no manual focus, so it has an arbitrariness to it, a capricious quality. I like that.
Jeff Bridges -
My grandmother wanted my father to be a teacher because she was a teacher. He didn't go down that road until much later in life; he just kind of retired after almost 20 years as being a visiting lecturer at Stanford, where he got his graduate degree.
John Morgridge -
Watch the mouth, it reveals what the eyes try to hide.
John Thaw -
I'm interested in internationalism. It's the new multiculturalism. How we deal with each other isn't sufficient any more. It's about time we examine how we interact with the rest of the world we live in.
David Henry Hwang -
The worst thing in the world is having to go back to the dark you shook off.
Catherynne M. Valente