Octavia E. Butler Quotes
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Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.
Gary Bauer -
I chose New Orleans because New Orleans chose me. This city gave me my dad and my love of life.
Irvin Mayfield -
I profoundly feel that the art of living is the art of giving. You're fulfilled in the moment of giving, of doing something beyond yourself.
Laurance Rockefeller -
Getting recognized and doing shoots and signing on partnerships and signing on deals, that's all great, and I'm so appreciative of that, but it's more the reward that's the most satisfying. I know the importance of working hard, and I appreciate pretty much everything that has come my way; I don't take any of it for granted.
Carli Lloyd -
Personal shoppers in big department stores are seriously under-used.
Kate Reardon -
My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
Karen Bender
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If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
Ice Cube -
My parents actually ran drag clubs in Australia, which is how I grew up. It was normal for me. It was my normal. I knew the other kids didn't do it, but for me, it was life, and nothing was wrong with it. I would see nothing wrong with Beyonce having a drag queen nanny. And why not? Everyone needs one! And a great gay man in their life.
Tabatha Coffey -
I never accepted Communist dogma or theory.
J. Robert Oppenheimer -
I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
Edgar Winter -
Men weren't always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.
Lady Gaga -
I have been called 'The American De Maupassant.' Well, I never wrote a filthy word in my life, and I don't like to be compared to a filthy writer.
O. Henry
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If you ask the government to solve all of your problems, it's a bit like asking your wife to cook and clean, to raise the children, to hold down a second job to help with the family finances, to keep her parents happy and well and keep your parents happy and well, and to also - to do the lawn and clean the gutters.
P. J. O'Rourke -
This is my homeland no one can kick me out.
Yasser Arafat -
The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
I'm a vocabulary nerd.
Sam Trammell -
We have seen the damage already caused to the music industry and we have to continue to make the public and government bodies globally aware of the damage that will happen if DVD piracy is not brought under control.
Callum McDougall -
I think we all attract troublemakers; I don't think it's particularly about anyone. I had it actually as an album title, and I thought it would be really cool to write a song about a girl that's a bit of troublemaker.
Olly Murs
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I'm an honorary old Jewish lady of the West Village.
John Cameron Mitchell -
Babylon is everywhere. You have wrong and you have right. Wrong is what we call Babylon, wrong things. That is what Babylon is to me. I could have born in England, I could have born in America, it make no difference where me born, because there is Babylon everywhere.
Bob Marley -
It's extremely important that, as writers, we give a voice to those who don't have voices, including the other animals that we share the planet with and the places that are endangered or being lost.
Alison Hawthorne Deming -
'Lisa' was a film that I am really proud of and is probably hopefully going to be remade.
Gary Sherman -
I am interested in politics.
Dave Mustaine Metallica -
Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable.
Octavia E. Butler