Octavia E. Butler Quotes

People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people doing the calling that bothers me.

Octavia E. Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PeopleMeDoingRightWhateverCall

Because Melissa McCarthy actually is a fat woman, she isn't allowed to make brash statements about body acceptance. She has to apologize for her body.

Jennifer Armintrout

WomanAcceptanceFatBodySheHer

The world wants India to remain an import-based economy. Then India can be a dumping ground where gold can be dumped and other commodities such as oil and gas. They look at India as a huge market.

Anil Agarwal

GoldWorldLookIndiaOilEconomy

Everything needs to be public. The legitimacy of the courts comes from the fact that they reason openly, on the record, based on facts.

Jed S. Rakoff

FactsReasonEverythingFactNeeds

Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret their not ranking among the achievements of the human mind.

Jean Rostand

BeautifulMindRegretHumanKeep

Linebacking is easy. Hike the ball, and I know where to go.

Rolando McClain

EasyGoKnowBallWhereHike

Different' and 'new' is relatively easy. Doing something that's genuinely better is very hard.

Jonathan Ive

BetterDoingEasyNewHardVery

It would have been an interesting run if we hadn't gotten along! It was good casting, I suppose.

Dominic West

GoodInterestingRunAlongBeen

Net Neutrality - a guiding principle of the Internet since its beginning - means that content is all treated equally.

Chellie Pingree

BeginningInternetContentPrinciple

'Girls' was my first audition. I'd just taken an audition class, and I was excited to implement those tools.

Allison Williams

ToolsClassFirstExcitedJust

I would describe my songs as just a collection of my thoughts, with melodies that probably occurred to me in the grocery store or cycling home, sung as best I can over a bunch of chords.

Withered Hand

HomeBestMeThoughtsI CanOver

I know something about life and being a father and the worries and the fears of bringing up children.

Pierce Brosnan

LifeFatherChildrenKnowUpBeing

My first venture was to trade bicycle parts and hosiery yarn. The initial days proved to be difficult, and I earned very little from my business. But I kept at it. Each day, when I retired for the night, I told myself that money would come in the next day.

Sunil Mittal

BusinessMyselfMoneyDayNight

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