Quotes by Bradbury, Ray

"If you don't like what you're doing, then don't do it."

Bradbury, Ray on joy
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"First you jump off the cliff and you build wings on the way down."

Bradbury, Ray on fear
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"I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it."

Bradbury, Ray on the future   

"If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down."

Bradbury, Ray on intelligence and intellectuals
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"We are the miracle of force and matter making itself over into imagination and will. Incredible. The Life Force experimenting with forms. You for one. Me for another. The Universe has shouted itself alive. We are one of the shouts."

Bradbury, Ray on miracles   

"I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true -- hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it."

Bradbury, Ray on practice   

"Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down"

Bradbury, Ray on risk
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"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."

Bradbury, Ray on books - reading
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"You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down."

Bradbury, Ray on courage
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"Er zijn ergere misdaden dan boeken verbranden. Ze niet lezen bijvoorbeeld."

Bradbury, Ray on boeken   

"Heb lief. Word verliefd en blijf verliefd. Schrijf enkel over wat je liefhebt en heb lief wat je schrijft. Het sleutelwoord is liefde. Je moet 's morgens opstaan en over iets schrijven waarvan je houdt, iets om voor te leven."

Bradbury, Ray on liefde   

"Mijn verhalen komen aangelopen en bijten me in het been. Ik schrijf alles op wat er gebeurt gedurende de beet. Wanneer ik klaar ben, laat het idee los en gaat het ervandoor."

Bradbury, Ray on verhalen   

"Je moet dronken blijven van het schrijven zodat de realiteit je niet kan vernietigen."

Bradbury, Ray on   

"Wat hebben we zonder bibliotheken? We hebben noch verleden noch toekomst."

Bradbury, Ray on bibliotheek