Ray Bradbury (Ray Douglas Bradbury) Quotes
I feel like I own all the kids in the world because, since I've never grown up myself, all my books are automatically for children.
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I think there's always a line between what is parody in good fun in chanting and what is intended to belittle certain segments of society.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing. I won't use the word 'combat' to avoid being painted as a crusader.
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Mankind's feeling of responsibility to create a decent life and make it worth living with dignity has always been stronger than the will to kill life.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
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I try to be this kind of player: the type who does something whenever he gets the ball. Sometimes in the past, I've gone through games where I've not touched the ball for 20 or 30 minutes.
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Women are capable of doing so many things these days, physically, emotionally, within relationships and career. There are so many things that women have evolved into and I feel really proud about where women are right now.
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The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
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I want kids. I want a soccer team, and I want a husband.
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I get used to my fountain pens and my clothes, and I can never throw them away. I replace them only when I see that they are broken or embarrassing to wear.
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I never had little brothers, so I was totally not used to hearing a lot of cussing at a young age! I learned what 'pull my finger' meant the hard way.
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Travelling expands the mind rarely.
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Even after he was gone, I still loved my father. I looked Norwegian, like him, with a long face, strong jaw, thin mouth, and flashing eyes. And, like him, I was verbal, easygoing, and low-key on the surface, and, deep down, proud, socially paranoid, full of self-loathing, and prone to rage at injustice.
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I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't.
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I will be the president of the nation who keeps pledges.
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I'm not somebody who is going to build something for a few years, sell it, and then go off and just have fun.
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I haven't been the best boyfriend or husband, and that means I don't get to spend every day with my daughter.
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Beulah, Peel me a grape.
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Children, and sometimes those of larger growth, will not read dialect.
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I don't follow trends, so I make my own.
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I don't choose the songs; the songs choose me.
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Many of my sharpest critics have decided to take a position of ignoring me - because they feel that by attacking me, they would draw attention to my book and give me more publicity and help me sell more books. So I think that they decided that the best thing for them to do is to say nothing. Also, I think that some of my critics simply can't refute my argument - and so it's easier for them to ignore it as well, so that they're not forced to confront the logical contradiction in their own position.
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I feel like I own all the kids in the world because, since I've never grown up myself, all my books are automatically for children.
