Get rid of those friends of yours who make fun of you and don’t believe in you. And when you leave here tonight, go home, make a phone call and fire them. Anyone that doesn’t believe in you and your future, to hell with them.
RAY BRADBURYYou’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.
More Ray Bradbury Quotes
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We are the witnesses to the miracle. We are put here by creation, by God….We’re here to be the audience to the magnificent. It is our job to celebrate.
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Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.
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We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren’t happy. Something’s missing.
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I do a first draft as passionately and as quickly as I can. I believe a story is valid only when it’s immediate and passionate, when it dances out of your subconscious. If you interfere in any way, you destroy it.
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I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.
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Do what you love and love what you do. Don’t do anything for money. Everything should be for love.
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If someone tells you to do something for money, tell them to go to hell.
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Love is the answer to everything. It’s the only reason to do anything.
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The important thing is to be in love with something.
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I don’t believe in government. I hate politics. I’m against it. And I hope that sometime this fall, we can destroy part of our government, and next year destroy even more of it. The less government, the happier I will be.
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Memory is an illusion, nothing more. It is a fire that needs constant tending.
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I don’t try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.
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There’s no use going to school unless your final destination is the library.
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If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it.
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I don’t think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don’t take the toys out of their hands, we’re fools.
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