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Giving Quotes by Ray Bradbury
- Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet…
- It's lack that gives us inspiration. It's not fullness.
- We were put here as witnesses to the miracle of life. We see the stars, and we want them. We are beholden to give back…
- All you umpires, back to the bleachers. Referees, hit the showers. It's my game. I pitch, I hit, I catch. I run the bases. At…
- If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give…
- I've never been in charge of my stories, they've always been in charge of me. As each new one has called to me, ordering me…
- An athlete may run ten thousand miles in order to prepare for one hundred yards. Quantity gives experience.
- Facts quite often, I fear to confess, like lawyers, put me to sleep at noon. Not theories, however. Theories are invigorating and tonic. Give me…
- Programs like 'Jeopardy' and 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' are ridiculous. They're the stupidest shows in history. They're making us dumber. They don't give…
- The women in my life have all been librarians, English teachers, or booksellers. If they couldn't speak pidgin Tolstoy, articulate Henry James, or give me…
- When you write - explode - fly apart - disintegrate! Then give time enough to think, cut, rework, and rewrite.
- That's the wonderful thing about man; he never gets so discouraged or disgusted that he gives up doing it all over again, because he knows…
- I still love books. Nothing a computer can do can compare to a book. You can't really put a book on the Internet. Three companies…
- In sum, do not insult me with the beheadings, finger choppings or the lung-deflations you plan for my works. I need my head to shake…
- People want to be happy, isn't that right? Haven't you heard it all your life? I want to be happy, people say. Well, aren't they?…
- This was all he wanted now. Some signs that the immense world would accept him and give him the long time he needed to think…
- What is it about fire that's so lovely? No matter what age we are, what draws us to it?...The thing man wanted to invent, but…
- Cram them full of non-combustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they’ll feel they’re…
- Forgive, I hope you won't be upset, but when I was a boy I used to look up and see you behind your desk, so…
- The human race likes to give itself airs. One good volcano can produce more greenhouse gases in a year than the human race has in…
More Giving Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi