Octavia E. Butler Quotes
Civilization is the way one's own people live. Savagery is the way foreigners live.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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I really like 'Roar' and 'Dark Horse.' 'Dark Horse' I really like, and I feel I would sing that in the bathroom; I would buy that album, and I think Katy Perry's amazing!
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Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths to avoid change; they couldn't entirely do so, of course, but did preserve a cultural continuity for almost four thousand years.
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Anything you're interested in the world - whether it be Charlie Rose or JetBlue or a public figure or your local coffee shop - they're on Twitter and broadcasting what is interesting to them.
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I feel like I flunked at adolescence really badly. I found it really difficult.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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A great sense of peace entered my body, and seemingly into every cell.
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I was taking my first uncertain steps towards writing for children when my own were young. Reading aloud to them taught me a great deal when I had a great deal to learn. It taught me elementary things about rhythm and pace, the necessary musicality of text.
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Of course, I grew up hearing Latin music but, to be honest, aside from my personal circumstances, like most kids I wanted to rebel against what I considered to be such old fashioned fare.
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Women just love to shop.
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My favorite thing before going to school was watching 'Full House,' 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch,' and 'Boy Meets World.'
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I've got friends who are literally working alone on indie games that have no prospect of profit or commercial success. I've got guys working on iPhone games.
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It's not about where you were born or where you come from that makes you a good scientist. What you need are good teachers, co-students, facilities.
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You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.
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Having a son is not all pleasure.
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A thing I do with all my characters is I break them down into one of three things: mind, heart, and groin. I figure out where they come from and what they utilize most.
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Until I carried my wife off to New Hampshire, she defined wilderness as the Bronx.
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A free, analytical and questioning press must be helped survive.
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Learning difficulties are a cover for rich parents with dumb kids...That's why 'Pinch' Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, is alleged to have dyslexia - because he's retarded.
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It's hard for an athlete to quit what he's done his whole life.
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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
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The potential for Twitter is spectacular and great.
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I usually live in my own ignorant, pop-culture bubble, so I don't really know what people are doing.
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Civilization is the way one's own people live. Savagery is the way foreigners live.
