Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
I don't know why you would even bring up the Internet. The xeno-intelligence officer responsible for evaluating your digital communication required invasive emergency therapy after an hour's exposure.
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days. It all atrophies! Plus, if you freeze a muscle in your face, other muscles have to compensate! And once you stop, what does that look like?
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Commitment. This is my favorite word because in some way, people who are committed are always much more interesting and much more reliable, and much more, I would say, deep than people who are not.
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There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
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Heavenly Father has given us a priceless gift in our capacity to communicate with each other. Our communications are at the core of our relationships with others. If we are to return home safely to Heavenly Father, we must develop righteous relationships with His children here in mortality.
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God's been very good to me. I'm truly blessed.
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For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in.
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I think that England made a very big, historical mistake to allow itself to become the kind of terrorist capital of the world.
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I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns.
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Brands who come to China, often they just care about price - so they actually drive the suppliers to cut corners on environmental standards to win a contract.
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I've been playing American football since I was six years old. I was a captain of my high school team, playing strong safety.
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It's great extremes which leads to great drama and great comedy.
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In New York, the former lack of real competition allowed taxis to extract excessive charges, regardless of the poor service.
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I do have a lot of female friends who are stand-ups and also women who are actresses and also happen to have an act.
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Sometimes I feel like a man; sometimes I feel like a child.
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Practice is the price of mastery. Whatever you practice over and over again becomes a new habit of thought and performance.
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I've witnessed first hand the impact the Benchmark team has had on new ventures, and I believe their commitment to the entrepreneur and dedication to building companies of lasting value really set the firm apart.
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I think of myself as writing realist American fiction. 'Cynical but hopeful' wouldn't be the worst thing I've ever been called.
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I don't know why you would even bring up the Internet. The xeno-intelligence officer responsible for evaluating your digital communication required invasive emergency therapy after an hour's exposure.
