Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
I know you loved both he and I, the way a mother can love two sons. And no one should be judged for loving more than they ought, only for loving not enough.
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I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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I rode horses since I was a kid.
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A few years ago, when I had no work and started believing that films weren't a viable career, I thought of finding another job. I started training and riding horses and got consumed by that. It was a boon in disguise.
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I've never been fired in my life.
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If anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist.
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We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.
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Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.
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In the streets through which we passed, I must own the houses in general struck me as if they were dark and gloomy, and yet at the same time they also struck me as prodigiously great and majestic.
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Civilization and profit go hand in hand.
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I don't really consider myself to be famous.
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The great mistake of the reformers is to believe that life begins and ends with health, and that happiness begins and ends with a full stomach and the power to enjoy physical pleasures, even of the finer kind.
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Its extremely dangerous to compare anyone else to Shakespeare.
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The irony of New Testament lordship is that only in slavery to Christ can a man discover authentic freedom.
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I don't pamper my voice. It's part of my body. If my body is rested and healthy, my voice is rested and healthy.
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Many kids with (attention deficit disorder) have been misdiagnosed, they're actually bored with teachers, as most won't even blink at concentrating on video games for hours.
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I have fun being sexy and tough at the same time.
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The power of both myth and art is this magical ability to open doors, to make connections - not only between us and the natural world, but between us and the rest of humanity. Myths show us what we have in common with every other human being, no matter what culture we come from, no matter what century we live in. . .and at the same time, mythic stories and art celebrate our essential differences.
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Inspiration comes from everywhere: New York City is inspiration, my pedigree, every lesson that I’ve learned along the way from assisting, etc. But I guess the biggest challenge in shooting musicians is to really try to nail what that particular project is going to feel like forever. I always ask for as much information from my subjects as possible.
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The welfare state has always been judged by its good intentions, rather than its bad results.
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Survival is not enough.
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I know you loved both he and I, the way a mother can love two sons. And no one should be judged for loving more than they ought, only for loving not enough.
