Ray Bradbury (Ray Douglas Bradbury) Quotes
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Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.
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I chose New Orleans because New Orleans chose me. This city gave me my dad and my love of life.
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There is no greater power in Heaven or on Earth than pure, unconditional love. The nature of the God force, the unseen intelligence in all things, which causes the material world and is the center of both the spiritual and physical plane, is best described as pure, unconditional love.
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I don't believe in miracles.
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I never accepted Communist dogma or theory.
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I read 'The Shining' before I ever saw the movie, when I was maybe 12.
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The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes.
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While taking sign language in high school, one of our assignments was to go out and participate in the deaf community, so I really got to know a lot of the group from that. I felt like they needed a little bit more of a voice because people treat them different just because they're hearing impaired.
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When you're young, with less on the line, it's easier to be audacious, to experiment. So I introduced the concerns of my generation - politics, sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, etc. - to the comics page, which for many years caused a rolling furor.
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For that river of red could be the death of me.God, give me strength and keep reminding meThat blood is thicker than water.Oh, but love is thicker than blood.And if blood is thicker than water,Then what are we fighting for?We're all sons and daughtersOf something that means so much more.
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Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it.
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I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers.
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I do not think anyone can ever do anything without the help and will of God.
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I'm not a religious person. My mom was of Jewish blood and my dad was Protestant.
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It's a long journey. There will be good times, and there will be bad times, but SoftBank is always there.
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I don't have a problem with a board that advises, that supervises, one with which we can have a discussion. But we will never accept a board that has control over Puerto Rico's affairs.
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When my father died in my arms it had such a profound affect on me that at that very moment when my dad passed I realized that I needed to face my own fears.
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At last, someone came to tell me I'd been selected as commissioner, which gave rise to the line that I took the job with clean hands. I was then taken downstairs to a press conference, and the reporters were as surprised as I was.
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All my life, everything has been a contest.
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He Manet begged me to go straight up and see his painting 'Le Balcon' - Berthe was model for this painting, as he was rooted to the spot. I've never seen anyone in such a state, one minute he was laughing, the next insisting his picture was dreadful; in the next breath, sure it would be a huge success.
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I often find myself unsatisfied with books 'about' Indians because they are written from the viewpoint of non-Indians.
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The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.
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Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself.
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It's lack that gives us inspiration. It's not fullness.