Octavia E. Butler Quotes
I think we need people with stronger ideals than John Kerry or Bill Clinton. I think we need people with more courage and vision.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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Hollywood can be a really tough environment for anyone trying to make a living. Unfortunately for actors of color, namely Asian Americans, opportunities have been and remain substantially limited. One place this is not the case is on 'Hawaii Five-0,' where we have three Asian American series regulars and a landscape rich with diversity.
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I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.
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Public humiliation comes to us all, and never so surely as when we're just a little bit pleased with ourselves and feel, just for once, that everything is going our way.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.
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We are in a democracy, and I think for all issues, whatever matters that the opposition may have apprehension on, there is a forum, and it is called Parliament.
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I'm an Indian-origin painter. I will remain so to my last breath.
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Arianna Huffington has exercised her renowned wisdom to give journalism another boost along the ever busier Internet. Her blog site promises to be an interesting challenge for those of us lucky enough to be invited to participate with our occasional contributions.
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I'm not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. I'll say, 'It tastes like chicken.' I mean, that's not what people think of when they think of wine, but that's what it tastes like to me and it hits home.
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I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin.
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Experimenting with your own life is the most fundamental medium we have.
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Things happen for a reason. I'm happy, but not I'm not satisfied with the things I'm doing.
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I'm in a sketch comedy group in school and I also do stand-up.
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What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome.
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The great object is that every man be armed.
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To win a championship, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side.
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Every December, I host a tree-trimming party. I serve chili with cornbread and lots of good wine. It's a wonderful party, and it shows how much adults like to play.
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I'm a natural optimist.
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Everyone from my high school and junior college are now doctors and lawyers. I came from that kind of environment, but I chose to go on another path, even though I did promise my parents that I would get a degree. After that, I could do anything I wanted; that was the deal.
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Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.
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I've had to learn how to listen to my body over the years and figure out how it all works together. I'm not invincible, so focusing on training my whole body and injury prevention have been extremely important.
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I think we need people with stronger ideals than John Kerry or Bill Clinton. I think we need people with more courage and vision.
