Octavia E. Butler Quotes

The major tragedies in life, there's just no compensation. But the minor ones you can always write about. It's my way of dealing, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than psychiatrists. The story, you see, will get you through.

Octavia E. Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeStoryYouWillWaySee

We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just... do something about it. Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It's all going to work out.

John Lewis

WorkLiveCourageWalkEffortWind

I didn't want to be the archetypal sponging brother-in-law, so I didn't go into acting when I got to the States. I thought, 'No, I'll go to school and then I'll be an English teacher; that'll be fun.' But I was horrible as a teacher. As hard as I tried, I just couldn't inspire those kids to take an interest in Milton and Shakespeare and Donne.

John Mahoney

TeacherSchoolFunInspireThought

I was almost ready to call it quits - sick of doing a job and then being back on the unemployment line and trying to make ends meet. But I loved acting and didn't know what else to do.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

JobSickLovedDoingTryingActing

I do not think there was anything abusive in my house. Yet, I stand by a lot of my critiques of Western parenting. I think there's a lot of questions about how you instill true self-esteem.

Amy Chua

ParentingThinkStandQuestionsYou

I'm missing a knuckle, it's crushed inside my hand at the moment.

Trish Stratus

MomentHandInsideMissingKnuckle

There is a gift of the Holy Spirit that is given to both men and women in the New Testament. This is what makes the New Testament a New Testament rather than the Old Testament, in which women did not have such privileges.

Tony Campolo

WomenMenGiftNewSpiritOld

I go to the gym at five in the morning and then go do a hike.

RuPaul

MorningGymGoFiveThenHike

A few months after graduation I was working in films. It took off pretty quick.

Moira Kelly

GraduationQuickPrettyWorkingOff

Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.

Moliere

WisePerfectSobrietyReasonLeads

To win the Champions League is huge for everyone. I don't care about the rest.

Mohamed Salah

WinRestCareChampionsEveryone

I don't believe in stereotypes. Most of the time, stereotypes are just that.

Javier Bardem

TimeBelieveStereotypesJustMost

I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy and self-deprecating.

Diablo Cody

PersonParticipationNeverIndustry

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