Octavia E. Butler Quotes

If vampires were a separate species, and they were into genetic engineering, what would they engineer for?

Octavia E. Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 22, 1947 - February 24, 2006

Topics

EngineeringGenetic EngineeringWould

It's kind of surprising that you could just open up a site and let people work.

Jimmy Wales

WorkPeopleYouKindOpenUp

With regard to my family as I said nothing upon the subject before I may tell you that I have six children living, 1 dead and before I have the pleasure of seeing you I expect another.

John Hawley

FamilyChildrenYouSeeingLiving

One can say that three pre-eminent qualities are decisive for the politician: passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion.

Max Weber

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The fact that I am not Jewish by religion does not prevent me from connecting to the Jewish nation's spirituality.

Amar'e Stoudemire

ReligionI AmMeNationJewishFact

Certainly, the Beach Boys and the early Beatles records were a huge influence on me lyrically.

Rivers Cuomo

BeachMeInfluenceEarlyBeatles

Most records are usually not united by one specific story, but that seems to be something that I like and that I find easy to do.

Julia Holter

StoryEasyFindUnitedSomething

The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it.

David Whyte

GreatPoetryAgainstAboutThing

Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state.

Dean Rusk

CongressGiveMachineStateHe

Creativity saved me.

Chris Gethard

CreativityMeSaved

Black prophetic fire is the hypersensitivity to the suffering of others that generates a righteous indignation that results in the willingness to live and die for freedom.

Cornel West

LiveFreedomFireSufferingBlack

I, for one, have a great momma.

Annaleigh Ashford

GreatMomma

If the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain't enough!

Shel Silverstein

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