Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
In my mind I know the name of an ocean the size of everything that was. My mouth can only call it death.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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I always wanted to entertain. When I was little, I would sing in front of the mirror with a hairbrush or my sisters and I would make shows. I always wanted to be on TV.
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My mum has lived in Australia for 22 years now, and we have a rocky relationship. But at the same time it's one I want to maintain. I need her to be my mum. The relationship took a lot of rebuilding.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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The Americans are more honest about it and just call it college rock.
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I never left a team in worse shape than I got it. Not once.
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After the dotcom boom blew up, it increased the focus on questions like, 'Why should I trust you to help run my business? How do I know you're not going to go away like every other company?' That was hard. We had to keep proving ourselves.
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Sometimes, it's better to stop thinking and trust your instincts. That's what I used to do when I first started making music, but as time goes on, you can sometimes over-intellectualise things.
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I get very antsy and nervous if I don't know what the next job is.
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Because I was always a fat child, I got fatter and fatter, and I ended up 18 stone and with a 40-inch waist.
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The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.
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I want to meet everybody on 'Disney Channel' and 'Disney XD' that are alive.
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The voice of the Holy Father was like a light.
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Well, one of the things I love about 'The Office' is that it has so much heart.
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Appreciate your heart; really know how to take care of your heart.
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I am not saying one is better than the other. I enjoy both. But Hollywood is far more organised than Bollywood.
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It's my job to know what's available from every retailer, catalog, website, antiques mall, and craftsperson. A good designer or decorator has to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge.
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To get to New Orleans you don't pass through anywhere else. That geographical location, being aloof, lets it hold onto the ritual of its own pace more than other places that have to keep up with the progress.
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It is education that will arm us with the tools that will enable us to succeed and put a stop to the rising rates of preventable death.
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The way he treated me & the way I treated him, the way we took care of each other & our family, while he lived. That is so much more important than the idea I will see him someday.
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I've found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess.
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Who elected Larry King America's grief counselor? We, the viewing public, did, by driving up his ratings whenever somebody famous passes.
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In my mind I know the name of an ocean the size of everything that was. My mouth can only call it death.
