Ray Bradbury (Ray Douglas Bradbury) Quotes
Do you understand now why books are hated and feared? Because they reveal the pores on the face of life. The comfortable people want only the faces of the full moon, wax, faces without pores, hairless, expressionless.
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The making of documentaries for 'Humanoids From The Deep,' 'Galaxy Of Terror' and 'Forbidden World' are absolutely fascinating.
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The gap in education in this country, the unfairness of the schools, is one of the great unfairness in this society.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
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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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I never know where I am going, though. That is part of what makes it so wonderful. And after all, who does?
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The ultimate test on the way to establishing an ideal civilization encouraging ideal human behavior was to look bravely beyond gender, color, ethnic origin, religious difference, and class distinctions to discover and honor the value of each unique individual.
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Being that can be understood is language.
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A blatant Bassarid of Boston, a rampant Maenad of Massachusetts.
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I am used to moving homes in football, and it seems to be a recurring theme in my career.
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I only ever worked on interiors, and an interior is an interior. I don't know what they did about exteriors.
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If you're not willing to work hard, let someone else do it. I'd rather be with someone who does a horrible job, but gives 110% than with someone who does a good job and gives 60%.
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I'm not trying to steal the show. I tend to shy away from - I don't want to say the spotlight - how about responsibility? It's just very daunting. These movies are very intimidating. 'Captain America.' This is the stuff I struggle with.
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I don't know that there is too far, actually. I think there's only too bad. If it's bad you've gone too far.
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Ever since studying in Russia as a college student, I had been in a long-distance, one-sided love affair with Chechnya's remarkable history, culture and rugged natural beauty.
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I think it's important to update my fans on what I'm doing and where I'm going next and when my next single is going to drop and my album.
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All lawyers are going to have to - if we really want to attain civil justice - address the issue of how complicated we have made the laws: what we have done to ensnarl the American people in bureaucratic rules and regulations that make access to services or compliance with the law sometimes difficult, if not impossible.
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I always put clothes and family photos under the mattress, in case the house burns down.
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I think national issues play into gubernatorial races less than, obviously, in Senate and Congressional races. Much less. They tend to be more decided by personality, leadership qualities and by state or local issues. They still have some effect, no question about it, but not as much as Senate and Congressional races.
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I had a hit talk show. I just wasn't working for the right people.
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To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.
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If children haven't been read to, they don't love books. They need to love books, for books are the basis of literature, composition, history, world events, vocabulary, and everything else.
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Do you understand now why books are hated and feared? Because they reveal the pores on the face of life. The comfortable people want only the faces of the full moon, wax, faces without pores, hairless, expressionless.
