Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
But luck can be spent, like money; and lost, like a memory; and wasted, like a life.
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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
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I don't like the blame game, though.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it's well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that's the raw material I need.
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I feel bad that I'm the one always blamed for the failure of the space business - even though there are problems with government policy toward the space business.
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People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable.
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You just can't let anything or anyone get in the way of who you are.
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I was adopted into this incredible home, a loving, positive environment, yet I had this yearning, this kind of darkness that was also inside me.
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I'm as heterosexual as any person need be. I'm open about my relationships - or lack thereof - in my own life, because I want to make the case that gay isn't contagious. It's not something that you can catch or learn or choose.
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The roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music. It's intoxicating.
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If you've been married for 400 years, as I have, it's nice to experience first love again and you can vicariously through a book.
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Since we are not permitted to act, we are obliged to know.
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I was sixteen when suddenlyI wasn't that little girl you used to see.But your eyes still shined like pretty lights,And our daddies used to joke about the two of us.They never believed we'd really fall in love.And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyesAnd said oh my my my...
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I confidently predict the collapse of capitalism and the beginning of history. Something will go wrong in the machinery that converts money into money, the banking system will collapse totally, and we will be left having to barter to stay alive. Those who can dig in their garden will have a better chance than the rest. I'll be all right; I've got a few veg.
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Like a human being, each word has a story. To understand a word, we need to learn where it was born, what paths it took to reach where it is today and how it has changed along the way.
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More than five million seniors have already saved money on their prescription drugs, and almost 33 million have benefited from free preventive services. The president cracked down hard on Medicare and health care fraud, recovering a record-breaking $10.7 billion over the last three years, protecting our seniors. That's what change looks like.
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I love you is the inscription on Pandora's box.
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Period recreation is very difficult unless you make a black-and-white movie.
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When I watch a movie, I don't make a sound or move. The more I'm into the movie, the more bored I look.
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Winning the Olympics was an amazing feeling, but afterwards, it was a bit like, 'What do I do now?' So I lost a bit of motivation going back into training and competitions; I had so much pressure on me. I kept thinking, 'I'm the Olympic champion. I can't lose' - being only 19 and having to deal with all that pressure.
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Application-specific tokens, or app-tokens, are built on top of existing general-purpose blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum. For the first time, open-source project creators can directly monetize their open-source network.
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My motivations are thinking I can write better songs, that the concerts can be better.
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We have mountain of debt that isn't going away and all the problems are here to stay, and anybody who tells you that is a good thing ought to get out of the business of helping the government down the road.
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But luck can be spent, like money; and lost, like a memory; and wasted, like a life.
