Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
What matters is entertainment. Eternity takes forever. The infinite expanse of time just does not know when to quit. The dead fear boredom the way mortals fear death.
Catherynne M. Valente
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I am the daughter of the Chairman of the Board and thus, was raised with great music.
Nancy Sinatra
The 'army camp' that coordinates the agencies of our brain is vulnerable, both in itself and from within. In effect, he who can know and master its functioning and psychology from outside can become twice its master.
Tariq Ramadan
A feeling of alienation existed in India about life in Pakistan because most of what was known was negative. So, everyone used to believe things in our country are always bad, and we don't lead a happy life. But this has changed to some extent. After watching our dramas, people now know that we lead our lives similar to the way they live.
Umera Ahmad
Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, etc., and the less we think about it the better.
Samuel Butler
The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
M. J. Rose
You're allowed to make things for women on television, and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made something directed at women. There it's just accepted, whereas if it's a feature, it's like 'So, talk to me about chick flicks.' It's like... I don't think you want to hear my opinion about this.
Callie Khouri
If the music does not penetrate the heart, the soul, the mind, and the body... Then you ain't gon' feel it.
Peter Tosh
Too often, when you are close to people in power, you're trying to make them happy; you're trying to tell them what they want to hear. But I find that really good leaders don't want that. They want the truth. And you do them a service, and yourself a service, by just being honest and straightforward.
Dan Pink
I knew you wanted to tell me;In your voice there was something wrong.But if you would turn your face away from me,You cannot tell me you're so strong.Just let me ask of you one small thing.As we have shared so many tears,With fervor our dreams we planned a whole life longNow are scattered on the wind...
Sarah McLachlan
So softly death succeeded life in her,She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.
John Dryden
During my 8 years as chairman, I had the privilege to peer into the future to see dynamic citizen astronauts returning to and from the heavens which we can expect in the future.
Dana Rohrabacher
What matters is entertainment. Eternity takes forever. The infinite expanse of time just does not know when to quit. The dead fear boredom the way mortals fear death.
Catherynne M. Valente