Ray Bradbury Quotes

When in doubt, do something.

I don't get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen.

I don't think about doing new. I just do it.

You aren't ever going to be anything in this world unless you do what you want to do, when you want to do it--don't plan anything, just go out and do it.

A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.

Sometimes great things come from doing things quickly and not over-thinking stuff.

A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting.

I don't analyze things all the time, I just do them.

A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.

Action, so to speak, is the genius of nature.

When in doubt, do it.

I hate sitting around labouring over things. I love just getting into it.

I wear my heart on my sleeve, if I want to do something, I go ahead and do it. I think I learnt that from my dad.

You don't know when things are going to happen, so I don't think you should be waiting around for them, so I'm interested in making stuff and being in that stuff - that's what my focus is.

Start writing sooner. Don't wait for permission. Don't hesitate.

You know, I don't ask myself too much how. I just do it.

It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.

I like things to happen, and if they don't happen I like to make them happen.

Don’t think about it. Do it. Don’t talk about it. Do it.

If I'd learnt one thing from travelling, it was that the way to get things done was to go ahead and do them. Don't talk about going to Borneo. Book a ticket, get a visa, pack a bag, and it just happens.

Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them out. It is a matter of getting up and doing it.

Be a doer, not a stewer.

When it gets down to it you just have to act.