Octavia E. Butler Quotes
'From what I’ve read,' I said to him, 'the world goes crazy every three or four decades. The trick is to survive until it goes sane again.'
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The single most powerful element of youth is our inability to know what's impossible.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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Americans should be wary of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt but not scared of them.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king of Bitcoin.
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Elves are cool, man.
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Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate.
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My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.
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I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
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No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.
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At the moment I am taking a very careful look at some of the work which we have done in the past.
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Largely as a result of the policies and priorities of the Reagan administration, more people are becoming poor and staying poor in this country than at any time since World War II.
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My body's urge is to be in a pair of shorts, working and going down to the beach.
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Can man be free if woman be a slave?
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'From what I’ve read,' I said to him, 'the world goes crazy every three or four decades. The trick is to survive until it goes sane again.'
