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 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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I don't know how many people there are with a million dollars who are inclined to give it to a writers' retreat.
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It's been so long and I'm lost without you, what am I gonna do? I been needin' you, wantin' you, wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you. Is your heart still mine? I wanna cry sometimes ... I miss you.
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You turned your guilt into resentment, because that seems easier to face. You won't move on until you turn it back into guilt, and then into forgiveness for yourself.
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Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.'
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I don't have too many plans filled out. I know I want to keep doing more music. I've got a couple of albums worth of songs I'd like to put it out there. As far as movies, I just want to continue how I've been doing it: working with terrific people is certainly on my agenda, and then doing stories that interest me.
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Some people have compared the Klan images to ecclesiastical figures.
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There’s no narcotic like exhaustion.
