Ray Bradbury (Ray Douglas Bradbury) Quotes
I’m the thing you most desire, you represent the thing I least desire, death. It’s just the opposite of love.
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I was a home-schooled kid, living in the forest, and I didn't even have cable. I'm serious.
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I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.
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It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own.
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Usually, it's the guys who want to get better so they can get more playing time who are always in the gym.
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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Although the French were very friendly and helpful. On one location we were to film at the top of the Eiffel Tower but we couldn't, as it was so misty with four inches of snow on the ground. We couldn't see a thing but we finally got it done.
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The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.
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I never see things I make in the same way that the audience does. You can never do that.
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I don't sit and write stand-up material; I come up with an idea onstage.
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We have no Arab intellectuals of international stature because we live in a state of generalized mediocrity. We are suspended in the pit without touching the bottom.
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I never intended to box forever, and always planned to move on to do other things.
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I don't believe in politics; I don't understand any of it.
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My deepest regret from my years in public service is the failure of the United States and the international community to act sooner to halt these crimes.
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Colour-blindness always extends to the complementary colours. Those who are red blind are also green blind; those who are blind to blue have no consciousness of yellow. This law holds good for all mental phenomena; it is a fundamental condition of consciousness.
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I have trouble actually describing myself because I’m always suspicious of people who start describing themselves. I’m like, 'OK, why are you trying to tell me what you are?'
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Many a man may look respectable, and yet be able to hide at will behind a spiral staircase.
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We now to peace and darknessAnd earth and thee restoreThy creature that thou madestAnd wilt cast forth no more.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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The only useful function of a statistician is to make predictions, and thus to provide a basis for action.
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Inanna, goddess of sexual allure and desire, was the supernova of Near Eastern deities. She cut a formidable figure. Despite the goddess’s role reduction to the sphere of sexuality, Inanna retained the cosmic authority of the prehistoric deities. Like them, she was the “Totality of What Is,” the “Lady of Blazing Dominion,” who contained multitudes and contradictions, and presided over life, death, and regeneration. Her numerous names reflect her myriad aspects: Queen of Heaven, Great Mother Cow, Princely Inanna, Lady of Vegetation, First Snake, First Daughter of the Moon, Lady of Raging Battle, and Bearer of Happiness. But her defining quality was her prodigal, hot-bodied female sexuality. She incarnated raw erotic desire, beyond societal laws and human control.
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An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.
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Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply a refusal to deny the obvious. Unfortunately, we live in a world in which the obvious is overlooked as a matter of principle.
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Trans folk, especially of color, should not be obligated to help cis folk play catch-up on our experiences. The effort can detract from our work to protect and liberate ourselves.
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I’m the thing you most desire, you represent the thing I least desire, death. It’s just the opposite of love.
