Octavia E. Butler Quotes

Here I was into astronomy, and here into anthropology, and there I go into geology. It was much more fun to be able to research and write about whatever I wanted to.

Octavia E. Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I'm very interested in dance, and I'm very interested in how people express themselves through movement. And of course, cinema is a kinetic art form. It's almost the point of cinema - it's time-based and movement-based.

Joe Wright

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I've never been to a beach party before. We have gravel-pit parties in Alaska.

John Gourley

BeachPartyAlaskaNeverBeen

I've made enough jokes about Iran's leadership that I'm sure if I showed up that I would get a nice escort - to the main prison - and then I could do a show there.

Maz Jobrani

LeadershipPrisonEnoughNiceJokes

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

John Stuart Mill

PersonBeliefEqualOnlyWho

My family wanted church to be a place where we all went together. My dad was always traveling, and my mom was always working. School is where I did Bible classes and studied God.

Sofia Richie

FamilyGodTogetherSchoolMom

I do a variety of weight-lifting, elliptical glider, stretching exercises, push-ups.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Can a film really change anything? I mean, what was the last time? Maybe the Italian neo-realists, where they became the voice and the heart and the soul of Italy, a nation that had been destroyed. I don't know.

Martin Scorsese

ChangeHeartTimeSoulVoiceKnow

Ted Cruz, if he's elected president, the first thing he will do is return Don't Ask Don't Tell and roll back same-sex marriage laws. Which is law - hello - you can't really take it away. It's really terrifying the direction we're going in now.

Martina Navratilova

MarriageLawDirectionYouBackNow

I just thought 'Blue' was a great premise and a great set-up for conflict. I love the idea of exploring a character who's living a secret life and is going to drown in the lies she's telling.

Julia Stiles

LifeLoveCharacterGreatBlueShe

They're out there, this appalling idea that there are companies that profit - not just profit but profit enormously - through war.

Jonathan Demme

WarProfitOutThroughJustIdea

I grew up in Northern California, and theater is all there was. I didn't know how to go about starting a career when I was 10.

Dennis Haysbert

CareerGoKnowCaliforniaStarting

We are exploring creative models to pursue innovation outside the confines of our normal process, taking calculated risks and learning from them.

Denise Morrison

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