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If we listened to our intellect, wed never have a love affair. Wed never have a friendship. Wed never go into business,
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"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"

- Ray Bradbury

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This quote by Ray Bradbury is a tip to take threats and to not be afraid of failure. He is suggesting that if we only listened to our intelligence, we would be too negative to take dangers and would lose out on a number of life's experiences. He is motivating us to take risks and to not be afraid of failure. He is saying that we should take the plunge and trust that we will determine how to make it work as we go. He is suggesting that we need to be brave and take risks, even if it suggests jumping off a cliff. He is saying that if we take dangers, we will have the ability to construct our wings en route down and achieve success. This quote is a tip to take risks and to not be afraid of failure. It is a pointer to be brave and to rely on that we will find out how to make it work as we go.

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Ray Bradbury This quote is written / told by Ray Bradbury between August 22, 1920 and June 5, 2012. He was a famous Writer from USA. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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