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Quotes About Empowerment

Learn everything you can from these people, and bring what you learn back to the rest of us. Even the stupid, ugly things that they say and do might be important. Their lying promises might hide a truth. If we collect what we see and hear, if we stay united, work together, support one another, then the time will come when we can win our freedom or kill them or both!
~ Octavia E. Butler
Get focused on arranging to survive so that we can do more than just get batted around by crazy people, desperate people, thugs, and leaders who don't know what they're doing!" She
~ Octavia E. Butler
to be aware of a place where blackness was not a mark of slavery.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Thus, when her enemies came to kill her, she knew more about surviving than they did about killing. And
~ Octavia E. Butler
I couldn't really let her come all the way back. I couldn't let her return to what she was, I couldn't let her come back whole and that, I think, really symbolizes her not coming back whole. Antebellum slavery didn't leave people quite whole.
~ Octavia E. Butler
You're right. People do blame you for the things they do to you.
~ Octavia E. Butler
The self must create Its own reasons for being. To shape God Shape self.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Help us to make America great again
~ Octavia E. Butler
If you can think of ways to entertain them and teach them at the same time, you'll get your information out. And all without making anyone look down." "Look down … ?" "Into the abyss, Daughter.
~ Octavia E. Butler
She glanced at him. "What gods do you respect?" "None." "And why not?" "I help myself," he said.
~ Octavia E. Butler
For myself …In my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune. The bad will come or not come anyway.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Belief will not save you. Only actions Guided and shaped By belief and knowledge Will save you. Belief Initiates and guides action— Or it does nothing.
~ Octavia E. Butler
We don't have to wait for anything at all. What we have to do is start.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Poor doesn't matter as much if you can make a place for yourself and be respected.
~ Octavia E. Butler
too. A woman should have something of her own." Doro
~ Octavia E. Butler
Slaves did that two hundred years ago. They sneaked around and educated themselves as best they could, sometimes suffering whipping, sale, or mutilation for their efforts.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Dad tries to shield us from what goes on in the world, but he can't. Knowing that, he also tries to teach us to shield ourselves.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Prayers only help the person doing the praying.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Nothing is going to save us. If we don't save ourselves, we're dead.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Imparando e adattandosi una vittima di Dio può diventare un suo compagno. Con lungimiranza e pianificazione una vittima di Dio può diventare un suo plasmatore. Oppure, per ristrettezza mentale e paura può restare vittima di Dio, il suo giocattolo, la sua preda.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Thanks to Paracetco
~ Octavia E. Butler
You want to be what you are. That's healthy and right for you. What we do about it is our decision, our responsibility. Not yours.
~ Octavia E. Butler
For my people, I respect the gods. I speak as the voice of a god. For myself... in my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune.
~ Octavia E. Butler
Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you're hurt, you're really on your own. You're alone, and there's no one to help you
~ Octavia E. Butler