Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do I tend to gravitate to them as a reader.
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Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
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What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party.
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You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
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I don't eat any dairy products at all, usually - it's a self-imposed ban. I've done it for a year now, since I was ill, but it's so hard.
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I used to be very photogenic. My brother took a lot of pictures of me in Dubai. I thought maybe I could be a movie star. There was a hurdle, though - I didn't know anything about films.
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The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and money.
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I love working with women.
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Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
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I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.
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I do like alternative rock and rap, but as far as inspirational, then I go full-on orchestra. It fills up your entire being.
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I think we need to treat everybody with dignity.
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Lincoln emancipated nobody. The man freed not a single slave.
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Power is not just political. It can be cultural; it can be spiritual.
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In the end, we are all determined by the place and the time in which we were born.
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DEATH . . . And now you are here to fight for this woman. You know her promise is given. She has to die or her husband won't go free. APOLLO Relax, I'm not breaking any laws. DEATH Why the bow, if you're breaking no laws? APOLLO I always carry a bow, it's my trademark.
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I've always used my hair for whatever it is needed for. I had it an inch long and jet black for a Pinter play I did. Changes you completely.
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When I was growing up in Chicago, my family and I used to go to a local chain, Hackney's, for burgers and their French fried onion loaf. I probably haven't been to one in 25 years, and yet, I once saw Donald Trump from behind in an office building and the first thing that flashed in my mind was his hair looked like that onion loaf.
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If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.
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How long your hair has grown. You could strangle a man in it.
