Ray Bradbury Quotes

1920-, American Science Fiction Writer
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“If you don't like what you're doing, then don't do it.”
Enjoyment
“I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.”
Future
“First you jump off the cliff and you build wings on the way down.”
Fear
“You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.”
Courage
“Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down”
Risk
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
Books and Reading
“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.”
Practice
“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.”
Verified"G. B. S. — Mark V", in I Sing the Body Electric: And Other Stories (1998) · evidenceMiracles
“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.”
Intelligence and Intellectuals