You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.
– Ray Bradbury
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/66803-you-have-to-know-how-to-accept-rejection-and-reject
You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.
– Ray Bradbury
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/66803-you-have-to-know-how-to-accept-rejection-and-reject
If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.
– Juan Ramón Jiménez, as quoted by Ray Bradbury in the epigraph of Fahrenheit 451 (1953). Ray Bradbury died June 5, 2012.
Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.
– Ray Bradbury
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/222335-insanity-is-relative-it-depends-on-who-has-who-locked
With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word ‘intellectual,’ of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.
– Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
If we listened to our intellect we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go in business because we’d be cynical: “It’s gonna go wrong.” Or “She’s going to hurt me.” Or,”I’ve had a couple of bad love affairs, so therefore . . .” Well, that’s nonsense. You’re going to miss life. You’ve got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down.
– Ray Bradbury
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9120-if-we-listened-to-our-intellect-we-d-never-have-a
You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
– Ray Bradbury
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/4959-you-don-t-have-to-burn-books-to-destroy-a-culture