Ray Bradbury (Ray Douglas Bradbury) Quotes
We are living in a time when flowers are trying to live on flowers, instead of on good rain and black loam.
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It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.
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People are struggling. They're trying to make ends meet, and they're looking for Washington to deliver for them. And they don't feel that that's been happening as quickly as it should. We share that frustration. There's no one more frustrated than President Obama.
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It sounds trite to go after men who are nice but when you've been hurt a lot it becomes appealing.
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When God calls a man to be upright and pure and generous, he also calls him to be intelligent and skillful, and strong and brave.
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You need a big ego to be an artist.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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You can crush any woman by suggesting that she's fat, not even saying the word 'fat' but just suggesting she's fat.
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My friends tease me about the fact that if someone seems bad or shady or like they have a secret, I find them incredibly interesting.
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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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And I think I have a distinct voice.
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Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.
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My sole ambition is to rid Mexico of the class that has oppressed her and given the people a chance to know what real liberty means. And if I could bring that about today by giving up my life, I would do it gladly.
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My dad was a firefighter for almost 30 years. My mom worked her way up from a secretary to vice president of her own company. They taught me to work hard for everything and take nothing for granted. That's how I play.
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Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.
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Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don't lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an all-time high.
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My responsibility is, I'm always trying to look for new people of color or even artistic people who need a chance.
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In Vancouver, in Sydney and in Orange County, we live among fluorescent stores and streets so brightly lit that you can read a book after dark; in other places across our global body, there are blackouts and curfews every night.
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I think I could create a cult, no problem. The hard part is getting people to kill themselves.
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We are living in a time when flowers are trying to live on flowers, instead of on good rain and black loam.
