Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
Morality is more dependent on the state of one's stomach than of one's nation.
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I come from an area where it's mostly, like, football and basketball, those are the sports. So my brother started surfing... I used to make fun of him for it, and then he challenged me to do it, and I'm a huge competitor, and I did it ,and I got hooked.
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I've never used my weight to get a laugh. That is, used my size as the subject for humor. You never saw me stuck in a door-way or stuck in a chair.
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What scares me? Oh, now that's a big question. I don't know what scares me – cockroaches, nuclear apocalypse. Fear is an interesting thing. It has a place in all of our lives. I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.
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The VA does a lot of good things, but determining if a firm is a small business is not one of them.
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If you want to see the real Pablo Escobar, go see a documentary.
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You can be powerful without being loud and aggressive.
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I've lived in Los Angeles for at least 24 years.
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The family is a court of justice which never shuts down for night or day.
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I can beat any two players in this tournament by myself. If I need any help, I'll let you know.
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I have to say, this sounds like the worst idea in a thousand generations of bad ideas." "You haven't heard all our ideas." Luke & Bhindi Drayson
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Nothing can alter the character of God. In the course of a human life, tastes and outlook and temper may change radically: a kind, equable man may turn bitter and crotchety: a man of good-will may grow cynical and callous. But nothing of this sort happens to the Creator. He never becomes less truthful, or merciful, or just, or good, than He used to be.
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I got problems, can't sleep at night. Cause your girl wanna come around and freak all night.
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I think music will always be a big part of my life. I can't go five minutes without singing, sometimes unconsciously. And people stare at me, and I'm wondering why they're staring, and then I'm realizing that I'm belting out a tune.
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I cannot bring myself to believe that any human being lives who would do me any harm.
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There is nothing that makes more cowards and feeble men than public opinion.
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'Trouble Maker' was a project that worked whenever a song that fit the concept came in.
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An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.
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When I first started, my message was about joy, but I didn't really have the vocabulary and life experience to fully deliver it.
