Recreate the world in your own image and make it better for your having been here.
Interpretation
This quote encourages individuals to shape their reality positively and leave a meaningful impact.
Ray Bradbury's quote emphasizes the power of individual creativity and responsibility in transforming the world. It inspires people to envision a better future and take actionable steps to improve their surroundings, suggesting that one's contributions can lead to a more profound legacy.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a community event, this quote can be used to inspire local leaders to take action.
I've written about 2,000 short stories; I've only published 300 and I feel I'm still learning. Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as a writer. Ray Bradbury, 1967 interview (Doing the Math - that means for every story he sold, he wrote six "un-publishable" ones. Keep typing!)
I never went to college, so I went to the library.
There must be something in books, something we canβt imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You donβt stay for nothing.
I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.
The first thing a writer should be is - excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might as well be out picking peaches or digging ditches; God knows it'd be better for his health.
You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.
The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world to another.
When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women's Conference. She courageously stood up and spoke out on behalf of human rights and women's rights, inspiring millions to fight for a better future.
It was not enough to come and listen to a great sermon or message every Sunday morning and be confined to those four walls and those four corners. You had to get out and do something.
It's great to know that young black girls are seeing themselves on TV as leading ladies, and I'm part of that. It's just such an honor.
People say, 'why not have the Paralympics and Olympics combined?' I'm like, 'When Usain Bolt was running, I fully appreciate everyone will watch him and not me. But guess what? When I'm on, we're the stars, right?'
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