Octavia E. Butler Quotes
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I have cravings all the time, even when I'm not pregnant.
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I don't like the blame game, though.
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The physicality of any character is always split up into fast, slow, high energy, low energy, what kind of personality he has. So that's where the physicality comes in. And flying through the air is just something you have to do if they ask you.
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I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.
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A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I have my pedicures, questions that I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would want to know that.
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I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
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I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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No two wars are identical.
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Common man is always benefited by a rate cut.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.
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At 18, I wanted to work with the creme de la creme because I thought that was the only way to be successful. But I don't think any A-lister has done as many B-grade films as I have.
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Like at home, I don't wear heels. But everywhere else I go, I wear heels.
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Prior to 2001, hardly any company in North America or Europe would buy from India.
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I like writing comic pages, discovering the rhythm of the panels, learning how much you can and can't express. It's good to stretch myself as a writer instead of always doing prose work; I write screenplays for the same reason.
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When we go to war, our politicians will be guided by our popular will. And if we believe that torture 'got' bin Laden, then we will be more prone to accept the view that a good 'end' can justify brutal 'means.'
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You can't use your camera as a shield against human suffering.
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It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration of independence, a statement of my intention to use the whole picture, the whole culture.
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I lost an arm on my last trip home.
