Ray Bradbury Quotes

Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things.

Ray Bradbury

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2012

Topics

CreativityThinkThinkingYouEnemy

I always insist on my jeans being ironed. Is that a problem?

Jimmy Connors

ProblemAlwaysJeansBeingInsist

You'll notice that my books offer great variety. Some are for adults, some for children and some for teens. There are mysteries, historical novels, picture books, love stories and stories of crisis and courage.

Sonia Levitin

LoveCourageChildrenGreatPicture

We need to establish boundaries between our personal and professional lives. When we don't, our work, our health, and our personal lives suffer.

Travis Bradberry

WorkHealthProfessionalPersonal

It's a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump most of the time.

Roddy Doyle

TimeJobSexyPlaceConBig

I've had people say I'm inconsistent, and sure, I've never held a UFC or WEC title.

Donald Cerrone

PeopleSayNeverPeople SaySure

The seas are rising, and millions of people are going to be affected by that - and already are. We have to make sure there's enough food, water, and air.

Christopher Lloyd

WaterFoodPeopleEnoughAirRising

When I first used to tour, guys would come up and say, 'Where's the fight club in my area?' and I would say, 'There isn't one.' And they'd say, 'No, no, you can tell me, you can tell me.'

Chuck Palahniuk

FightMeYouSayFirstClub

Down through the centuries, this trick has been tried by various establishments throughout the world. They force people to get involved in the kind of examination that has only one aim and that is to stamp out dissent.

Pete Seeger

PeopleWorldDownKindAimOut

I don't want to get on stage and just be another act.

Shawn Mendes

WantStageActGetJustJust Be

When I listen to a fascist, like Rush Limbaugh or Tom Delay or somebody like that, they help me define my views. I ask myself, 'Why do I feel so strongly the opposite of what that guy is saying? He's not stupid. He's evil, but why is he evil?'

Richard Belzer

MyselfMeEvilStupidSayingHelp

One of the best parts of Thanksgiving for me is re-watching some of the classic holiday blunders that have been depicted on television. I remember laughing uncontrollably on the set of 'That Girl' back in 1967 when we shot the episode, 'Thanksgiving Comes But Once A Year, Hopefully' during our second season.

Marlo Thomas

GirlBestMeRememberYearHoliday

I'm not one of your knockabout, knuckle-scarred, Internet-controversy-courting book critics. Occasionally I stumble into controversy accidentally, but not because I enjoy it. It's probably just because I'm a weird person.

Lev Grossman

BookWeirdEnjoyPersonJust Because

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