Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
There must be a way! I have begun a Quest! Quests do not simply end. You win or you lose; it is not just suddenly over.
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.
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The highest compliment I could ever receive about my kids - and I can say that this does happen frequently - is when the in-flight crew say to me, 'Your children are wonderful. They are so well-behaved.' Every time I am told that, I could weep.
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We expanded primarily for our people - if you don't offer more opportunities, you don't keep good people.
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A scientist who cannot prove what he has accomplished, has accomplished nothing.
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Anything you're interested in the world - whether it be Charlie Rose or JetBlue or a public figure or your local coffee shop - they're on Twitter and broadcasting what is interesting to them.
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Practices were tough.
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I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.
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On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship.
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Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.
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I don't know that on-demand sports is remarkably better than live sports.
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Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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I'm very interested in the idea of a large group of people who come together quite suddenly, but not illogically, for reasons that could not have been anticipated.
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My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
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I've worked with lots of musicians - like Tina Turner - and I love when they go in front of the fitting mirror and do their thing, pose, dance. I love that moment!
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My childhood was defined by my father's absence. His presence looms so large. Up until the age of 18, he was a superstar for me.
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I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring.
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Sometimes it was difficult to make friends and be social in school because I was always practicing while other kids were getting together and doing things. But it just made me closer to my family, and I realized that they would always be there no matter what.
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Pastors need to know what's going on in the world and what has been going on for 4,000 years. We need a way to read Scripture which is imaginative, interpretive.
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In the governor's race, Chris Bell has as good a shot as anybody in a four-way race. If Bell holds on to his base and connects with some people who are tired of the way things are going, he could win.
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There must be a way! I have begun a Quest! Quests do not simply end. You win or you lose; it is not just suddenly over.
