Ray Bradbury (Ray Douglas Bradbury) Quotes
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Most of man's problems upon this planet, in the long history of the race, have been met and solved either partially or as a whole by experiment based on common sense and carried out with courage.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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The family is the school of duties - founded on love.
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Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.
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My mother is incredible. I mean, still is today.
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Most believers struggle to really believe in the supernatural as a meaningful, deterministic reality except during moments when they are drawn to it, perhaps during a worship service or while reading a novel like 'Adam.' Being drawn to this truth is the first step to living a life in accordance to this truth.
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Our true nationality is mankind.
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First there was space-endless, limitless space, so far from everything, so brutal, so frigid, so uncaring that it numbed the mind, not so much from fear or loneliness as from the realization that in this eternity of space the thing that was himself was dwarfed to an insignificance no yardstick could measure.
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I am a bad planner, and my friends would vouch for it.
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The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.
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Can you design a Rorschach test that's going to make everyone feel something every time - and that looks like a Rorschach test? It's easy to show a picture of a kitten or a car accident. The question is, how abstract can you get and still get the audience to feel something when they don't know what's happening to them?
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I would die if I had to be confined. I don't want to feel that I'm missing out on experiencing as much as I can. For me, experiencing is knowing people all over the world and being able to photograph.
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I like it when it's nice and quiet. I'm not a big city person.
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Because of the shape of my eyes, I can wear a lot of make-up. I can do a smoky look in the evening, but in the day I wear a lot less. Most women don't deal with lip pencils - they have been given a bad name, but are essential, especially as we get older.
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These days people wallow in enormous masses of sound.
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Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
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Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big.
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I would like to point to the extraordinary lengths the mainstream media will go to maintain a sensationalist story.
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Is 'Garden State' the next 'Citizen Kane'? Of course not. I'd like to think we aimed a little higher than that, frankly.
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You stand out in the crowd only because you have these many, many carrying you on their shoulders.
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'A Different World' didn't have the blazing success that 'Cosby' had, but it was on for seven seasons, and we got a lot of awards, and a lot of faces came out of that show and have had great careers.
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Some tips for life: 1.Don't be afraid to follow your dreams, unless your dreams are stupid. 2.Be kind to people. 3.Don't get too excited when you read the Fountainhead 4.In times of recession, it is time for invention. 5.Things can kill you, so keep that in mind, you fearless know it alls.
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Memory is an illusion, nothing more. It is a fire that needs constant tending.
