Ray Bradbury (Ray Douglas Bradbury) Quotes
You can't learn to write that way - by writing directly for the screen. Wait until you're 30. But in the meantime write 200 short stories. You've got to learn how to write!
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I just have that sense this is the reason we got Sandra Day O'Connor on the Court in the first place is because Ronald Reagan was running for President.
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I did documentaries for maybe 10 years before I turned to fiction films.
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I'm curvy.
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I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.
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Painting is something that requires a lot of time - it's not just one good idea out of art school.
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I will tell you that when I was heavy, people would say to me – and it was such a backhanded compliment – they would say, 'You've got such a beautiful face,' in the way of, like, 'Oh, isn't it a shame that from the neck down you're questionable.'
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You cannot be seeking yourself when you're making money.
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I believe we can, and must, strike a balance between our shared American values of religious liberty and freedom from discrimination. My concerns lie with the possible consequences of politically-driven legislation which claims to promote religious liberty but instead rolls back the legal protections held by LGBT Americans.
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Nothing that God ever made is the same thing to more than one person. That is natural.
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I am not trying to conform to an unrealistic model of beauty. I am, however, being proactive in being the healthiest I can be.
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You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years.
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I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features.
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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.
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I like to run a lot. I play tennis, and I like doing outdoorsy stuff - fishing, canoeing.
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There is no life without sport and no sport without competition.
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At the age of 18 all young poets are sure they will be dead at 21 - of old age.
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I don't really listen to bassists - not anymore. When I was younger, I listened to those guys and was trying to figure out everything they did. Nowadays, I draw inspiration from everybody.
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A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.
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I've worked in the prison system, on death row and maximum security. I did that work for six years. I've worked with some of the most difficult people in our society. Buddhism was accessible and helpful for these individuals.
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Death is the quiet haven of us all.
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You can't learn to write that way - by writing directly for the screen. Wait until you're 30. But in the meantime write 200 short stories. You've got to learn how to write!
