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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There are no large-scale original musicals being made right now. They're all Broadway adaptations and jukebox musicals or catalog musicals, and they just don't interest me as much.
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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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I've never had money before in my life. Ever. Never, ever.
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The risk exists that, with aggregate demand exhibiting considerable momentum, output could overshoot its sustainable path, leading ultimately in the absence of countervailing monetary policy action to further upward pressure on inflation.
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Physical roles give me a chance to learn something new.
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People know what authentic communication feels like, so having someone else handle your social media/commenting doesn't feel honest to me.
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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.
