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Other Quotes by Octavia Butler
- 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.
- On the other hand, I was very much interested in the way people behaved, the human dance, how they seemed to move around each other.…
- We need the stars... We need purpose! We need the image the Destiny to take root among the stars gives us of ourselves as a…
- Beware At war Or at peace, More people die Of unenlightened self-interest Than of any other disease
- Better to stay alive," I said. "At least while there's a chance to get free." I thought of the sleeping pills in my bag and…
- When I meet a woman who attracts me, I prefer women,' she said. 'And when I meet a man who attracts me, I prefer men.'…
- At school I was always taller than the rest of my class, and because I was an only child, I was comfortable with adults but…
- In countries where there are no racial differences or no religious differences, people find other reasons to set aside one certain group of people and…
More Other Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour