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Octavia E. Butler Quotes

I learned that five- and-six-year-old kids have already figured out how to be intolerant.

Octavia E. Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Out Five Kids How Learned Figured

Once you've taken account of the quality of sibling relationships, knowing about the quality of parenting doesn't add much information.

Robert J. Waldinger

Parenting Quality Sibling Information

Being confident without makeup is sexy.

Makeup Sexy Confident Without Being

I think when you put a new record out, everyone has a song or two that they feel people will be moved by so much that radio will be forced to play it.

People Song Think Feel You Play

God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise.

Shoeless Joe Jackson

God Best Man Baseball Me Judge

I'm constantly fighting with my manager to reduce the amount of time I have to spend on promotional activities, so I can get back in the studio and work on new music.

Work Music Time Fighting Back I Can

Early on, I was into David Bowie. Then someone in the band suggested I try a Bryan Ferry type of thing. That's when I started wearing three-piece suits. It wasn't unnatural for me.

Me Suits Someone Early Try Band

I'm real strong, and I'm also real feminine, and I don't find a struggle having those two things under one roof.

Mary Steenburgen

Struggle Strong Find Real Two Roof

I've done so many jobs. As an actor, you have to. I didn't have my parents footing the bill when I moved to New York. I moved here with, like, 300 bucks. I was a bike messenger. I was a waiter. I was a bartender. I worked in a consignment shop for high-end designers.

Bike New York Parents You New Done

Go for the girl who can eat a proper meal. If she's passionate about food, you'll most likely be fortunate in other venues.

Girl Food You Go Passionate She

My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they've been far and away my most successful books, but I never saw a cent from any of it.

World Regret America Never Rights

I really wanted a wonderful, traditional home for my kid.

Home Kid Wonderful Traditional

One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.

Donald Rumsfeld

Confused Someone Wrong Personal Two

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