Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
These words were small and they only meant what they said, not how they felt before he said them. He nearly wept with the frustration of it.
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Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties.
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The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period.
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I went in and auditioned for one of the main guys for 'The League' when it was first casting, and I was so excited because I was like, 'Oh my God, this is my life!' I love fantasy football, and I play with my buddies, and my wife is frustrated with it.
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Literally, when I go to the vocal coach, I'm like, 'You are teaching me nothing.' You know?
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I've never experienced complete terror, knock on wood, or running for my life or any of that.
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In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again.
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It is our historical experience, that Hungary can only live in wealth and safety if Berlin, Moscow, and Ankara are on our side and also interested in our success - even if we do not always agree on certain questions.
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Alanis Morissette - I love how she's not afraid to say what she wants to say. Love it or hate it, she's going to say it. And her vocals are crazy; they're amazing, and I also love how her music is really organic.
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I used to sit on the Circle Line and go 'round and 'round and write.
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I never lie to my fans.
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I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm.
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My faith makes me willing to do things that may look like there's going to be a lot of physical difficulty. And you just go ahead and do it because you truly believe it's the right thing to do.
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We live on a 500-acre ranch, beautiful ranch.
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I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was majorly into jazz, which was absolutely a big influence on me, even if it was more subconsciously as a kid.
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The Catholic Church is an innately conservative rock - they call themselves the 'rock of Peter' - and its resistance to change is, ironically, what has kept it constant throughout the ages.
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We must set up large refugee camps outside the E.U. with armed security and financial support provided by the Union.
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I love anything that involves the ocean. Swimming, snorkelling or surfing are all fun, which distracts from your mind that you are actually doing a workout. Being outdoors in the sun and the salt water is great for freeing your mind and feeling alive.
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In history, the millions win; that is democracy.
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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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The tar sands has changed Canada in the same way the fur trade has changed Canada.
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Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
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If a rock, though extremely hard, can be hollowed out by water, how much more so should it be possible for The Light, which is compared to water, to change my heart. I will begin to study it, and try to become a scholar of The Light.
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It is easy to keep secrets by being honest in an ironic tone of voice.
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These words were small and they only meant what they said, not how they felt before he said them. He nearly wept with the frustration of it.
