Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
Some switches must be flipped, and some children cannot help turning off to on and on to off, just to see what will happen.
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All my friends are like, 'Can you be on my side in the zombie apocalypse?' and I'm like, 'I got this.'
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Leading from behind doesn't work.
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Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing. I won't use the word 'combat' to avoid being painted as a crusader.
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I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.
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My song 'Play It Again' is a perfect example of my music because the verses go so hard, and they're so urban; and then this pop hook comes out of nowhere and socks you in the face and makes you want to dance.
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I would like to do something that pushes me as an actress to make me better. I would love to do something dramatic or crazy. I think that would be so much fun.
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I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.
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I have a fat head – I get freaked-out looking at pictures of me.
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I went out to Mount Kilimanjaro, which I thought was very beautiful, but there were a lot of people there.
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My all-time favorite program in my entire life was 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'
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The calling of art is to extract us from our daily reality, to bring us to a hidden truth that's difficult to access - to a level that's not material but spiritual.
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If I ever get looks on the street, which, for the record, is almost never, it's rarely because they think I'm someone they saw in a movie. More often someone sees me and thinks, 'Hey, was that guy my waiter the other night?'
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I have affected the way women are regarded, and that's important to me.
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The 1980s will seem like a walk in the park when compared to new global challenges, where annual productivity increases of 6% may not be enough. A combination of software, brains, and running harder will be needed to bring that percentage up to 8% or 9%.
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I will sell all other things before JYSK. That's my baby, and you don't sell your baby.
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Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more.
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I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.
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In its report, the Cox Committee concludes that China is using stolen U.S. design information to speed up its deployment of a new nuclear missile force.
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They trained mostly by time periods, checking their pace for known distance only on special occasions.
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Even the most well-meaning government policies have unintended consequences that have harmed the economy. If government policies were today held accountable the way private businesses are, the scoreboard would say government is failing to help people...and this is a fact.
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It's only by coincidence I started working with my father - all because of King Abdullah's decision not to grant my promotion. God bless his soul, he did me a favor.
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For many children, the library represents their only access to books, reading, and the Internet outside of their home. If you think about how far behind a child would be without access to these fundamental tools - tools that are vital to successful employment later in life - it's a travesty.
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You have to start with slavery because those abuses have never been eradicated. You know, people are not living in slums because they voted to. You know, their children are not in jail because they wanted them to. You know, these are the results of a people who have been oppressed and suffer national oppression, you know.
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Some switches must be flipped, and some children cannot help turning off to on and on to off, just to see what will happen.
