"I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership." ― Octavia Butler Topic(s): Leadership More From Octavia Butler "Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over." "No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest." "The thing about science fiction is that it’s totally wide open. But it’s wide open in a conditional way." More In Leadership "Different times need different types of leadership."― Park Geun-hye "Human nature is not of itself vicious."― Thomas Paine "We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership."― Christiane Amanpour