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Octavia E. Butler Quotes

I used to give up writing like some people would give up smoking.

Octavia E. Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Writing Smoking Some People

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

Father Me Gift Greatest Gift Person

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes; but look where I will, there seems to me always more sadness than joy in life.

Jerome K. Jerome

Life Sad Fun Joy Me Sadness

The rejection I received when I was young for being a homosexual... that's nothing compared to the number you do on yourself when you've been taught that you are not a human like other people.

Yourself People Rejection You Young

Love has its place, as does hate. Peace has its place, as does war. Mercy has its place, as do cruelty and revenge.

Love Hate Peace War Revenge Place

I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

Hope Theatre Television Director Up

I and many other senators, Republican and Democrat, have expressed our sincere and long-held intent that Congress must approve any nuclear deal with Iran for months.

Congress Republican Sincere Democrat

Over the tops of it, beginning to dusk under a young white moon, trailed a wavering ghost of smoke, and at the end of it I came upon the Pocket Hunter making a dry camp in the friendly scrub.

Mary Hunter Austin

Beginning Moon End Smoke White Over

Who could think that children from the pockets of Himalaya sing folklore from Scotland and vice versa? Such an education in the initial years develops compassion and mutual respect for each other's skills.

Education Children Respect Compassion

Nothing is more dreadful than private duels in America. The two adversaries attack each other like wild beasts. Then it is that they might well covet those wonderful properties of the Indians of the prairies - their quick intelligence, their ingenious cunning, their scent of the enemy.

Intelligence America Enemy Nothing

We can approach God's throne with boldness because we are confident in the power of what Jesus accomplished for us at the cross.

God Power Confident Boldness Throne

It's so funny because when you're working with an acquaintance or someone else, you're being more polite. I find that I'm a little bit more of a brat when I'm in the studio with my dad, so I feel bad.

Funny Feel Someone You Bad Find

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.

William Westmoreland

Out Vietnam Involved Engagement Won

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