Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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When I was six, the Korean War broke out, and all the classrooms were destroyed by war. We studied under the trees or in whatever buildings were left.
Ban Ki-moon
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Samuel Goldwyn
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
Gary Coleman
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Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
Zachary Levi
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Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life, great friends.
O. J. Simpson
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Being a pop star is something I don't think I'm very good at. I'm worried it's making me too paranoid, because all of a sudden, life has become this constant assessment. When you put something out there and people get to hear it, then those people react to it, socially, culturally.
Laura Mvula
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It is remarkable how fast and how effectively you can construct a nationality with a flag, a few speeches, and a national anthem; to this day I avoid the label 'Lebanese,' preferring the less restrictive 'Levantine' designation.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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When a man does exactly what a woman expects him to do she doesn't think much of him. One should always do what a woman doesn't expect, just as one should say what she doesn't understand.
Oscar Wilde
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Sighing that Nature formed but one such man,And broke the die, in molding Sheridan.
Lord Byron
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You've got to motivate the fans and the people to get your teeth cleaned. It's called daily hygiene. You've got to take care of yourself.
Antonio Brown
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In films of terror, it's often not about being graphic. Or if there is a graphic image, it's extremely swift. Everyone talks about the shower scene in 'Psycho,' but that's the only graphic scene in the entire film.
Charles Roven
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When I did the pilot, Mort was very real to me. When I got through with the ten weeks, Maura is even more real to me.
Jeffrey Tambor