Octavia E. Butler Quotes

It seems like, yeah, of course - I always think my work is important, or I wouldn't risk my life for it.

If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.

I made sacrifices willingly; it was what I did best.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

I've got to restructure all my personal life now in order to accommodate public service, which is fine.

What I'm guilty of is trying the hardest and giving 100 percent of myself and putting my heart and soul into representing the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets.

I'm just not gonna let up until I know I've done absolutely everything I can for New Yorkers.

I'd always step up to the mark to serve the people of the country.

Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross.

I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.

A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.

I gave my all.

If you really believe in a cause, let the cause speak for itself. And if you, by your personality, are damaging that cause, if you really believe in it, you step aside.

What you're willing to sacrifice is the measurement of how you love - at least it is for me.

I have practically no private life. I'm already used to this and ready for it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, but it is the choice I made.

My owner is life and that's what I fight for.

My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.

Ask not what the role can do for you; ask what you can do for the role.

It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you.

There is nothing more important in my life than being a father. I will never allow any of my career choices or aspirations to threaten this bond.

I've approached so many things in my life with such intensity that I want to approach motherhood with dedication and focus.

The self-sacrificing, servant aspect of the Christian life has many parallels to parenthood.

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.