Octavia E. Butler Quotes
Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told that we think. We see what we are permitted to see. Worse, we see what we are told that we see.
Quotes to Explore
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Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years.
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In many countries, they do not even keep track of how girls are doing in school, or if they are there at all. If we say, 'Girls count,' then we must count girls, so we can see if we are really making progress in educating every girl.
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From the pop side, people like Usher, and when they first came out, I listened to guys like K-Ci and JoJo; that '90s R&B thing really caught my ear.
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Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
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Always remember that better days are ahead - if not in this life, in the next.
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In the experience of art, time seems not to exist.
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Dance has definitely made me a better role model.When I'm performing, I'm always thinking about my face and my look. I used to have a much harder time with it.
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Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.
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The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
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I am definitely romantic, and I love romantic stories - that's why I keep making romantic movies.
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Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.
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I've never worried about payback. People are hungry for leadership that's not afraid of political consequence.
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I got a little bit lost in the writing process: like, that moment in the 'Fight Song' music video where I'm throwing the crumpled paper on the bed, that was really true life. I was filling journals with different possibilities of lyrics for the first verse. And none of them felt right.
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I had this dream that I was going to come to New York and be a writer.
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I grew up doing martial arts, and I'm a second-degree black belt.
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I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
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I like to have something to base a role on.
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With a focus on records and making money, you tend to miss a good story.
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I've never been a really big fan of theatre. I don't know why. It's so much for effort. It's much more difficult for me than stage acting just because of the pressure that's piled on you and you have to learn the entire performance by heart.
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Working with children has done well for me. I don't find them intolerable or frustrating. They're just fun, full of energy, and happy to be there.
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There are no rules, no models; rather, there are no rules other than the general laws of Nature.
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Ordinary Catholics are praying when they do not think they are. They are praying when they offer implicitly all they are doing to God.
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I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine.
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Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told that we think. We see what we are permitted to see. Worse, we see what we are told that we see.
