Octavia E. Butler Quotes
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I tend to deal with characters who are sort of at that same point of wrestling with, 'Who am I going to be as an adult? What do I believe? How am I defining myself in the context of my culture and my peer groups, my family?'
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Do you follow American politics? They hate Obama. Hate him. He's a black man. That's what it is: it's racist. This guy is no bleeding-heart liberal. He's a centrist.
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The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
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What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all - the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.
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I enjoy making films, but my heart is in the stage. Every night you have to be on. There's no second take.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids.
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A lot of people meet me and they're like, 'Why aren't you crazy?'
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I've always lived my life fearlessly, and what I want to do with my life, I do.
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I vividly remember Charles Bronson's face in 'Chino.' The western genre is screaming for a face like that.
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I was doing everything I could think of to protect my husband and keep him alive.
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I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
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We're right to say that a culture that can't tolerate free speech is... there are a wide range of positive human experiences that are not available in that culture. And we're right to want those experiences.
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Everyone puts all of the advances that we've made on Dr. King, but there's a lot of people who were part of the civil rights movement.
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I get a bit depressed if I walk into a restaurant and see shark-fin soup on the menu.
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I was always taught that book keeping was more relevant than book reading. The only thing worth reading was meant to be a balance sheet.
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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
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Be who you are and not who someone else thinks you ought to be.
