Octavia E. Butler Quotes
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Fashion and interior design are one and the same.
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She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on.
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If Dana White can offer a contract that's not one-sided, and it's not cumbersome to the point where we look at it and realize that we can't fight for him, then we'll fight in the UFC.
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College isn't in everyone's hearts. I am living proof, though, that school doesn't mess up your plans. It gives you more experiences to write about.
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I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones.
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Amazon's 'Twitch' appears to be creating a service that operates like Twitter.
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I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories.
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Shun all vice, especially card playing.
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Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.
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Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good behavior. That concept comes from the French Revolution.
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Hockey seems completely lawless and, therefore, inexplicably sexy.
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I didn't aim at anything except good music.
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My mom is the most amazing woman ever. She grew up a single mom raising five kids, and she's always told me to follow my dreams. One thing I've learned about her is she sacrificed her whole life for me to focus on my dream, and I cannot wait to do that for my kids.
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Our ports and our borders are the most unprotected fronts in the war on terror.
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I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once.
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I must ask the Lord to direct the Holy Spirit within me to drain the life out of sin and in prayer.
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Things that I felt absolutely sure of but a few years ago, I do not believe now. This thought makes me see more clearly how foolish it would be to expect all men to agree with me.
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The assurance of Heaven is never given to the person. And that's why at the core of the Christian faith is the grace of God. If there's one word I would grab from all of that, it's forgiveness - that you can be forgiven. I can be forgiven, and it is of the grace of God. But once you understand that, I think the ramifications are worldwide.
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Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead.
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Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages, I am an ardent believer in the free market.
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Look at the darkest hit musicals - Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel - they are exuberant experiences. They send you out of the theater filled with music.
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There’s no narcotic like exhaustion.
