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I am so glad I was writing while on my last book tour, which was really meta, but I think a fascinating… — Andy Cohen Copy Share Image
The Bible is not primarily a science book. It is not written to tell us how the heavens go; it is written… — Adrian Rogers Copy Share Image
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Because I wrote a book about Goldman Sachs. And I know that, from talking to people at Goldman Sachs, that Trump is… — William D. Cohan Copy Share Image
My biggest aspiration is to inspire people to do good. I believe that our wish for a harmonious world begins and ends… — Shari Arison Copy Share Image
I have been doodling since childhood. I have a passion for illustrating but cannot paint or colour for that matter. I illustrate… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
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Ordered by subject, by importance, ordered according to whether the book was penned by God or by one of God's creatures, ordered… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma'mun's period of rule (813 - 833 C.E.) may be considered the 'golden age' of science and learning. He had… — John Bagot Glubb Copy Share Image
We knew that we wanted TheHunger Games to be PG-13 because she wrote the book for readers 12 and up, and we… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
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I tended to write the book in these bursts of two or three months at a time. So I would know, or… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
Never have a picture of a well-adjusted African on the cover of your book, or in it, unless that African has won… — Binyavanga Wainaina Copy Share Image
Also "Catcher in the Rye", which happens to be one of my favorite books, I just found that kind of useful. It… — Freddie Highmore Copy Share Image
...[T]oday's Washington is about as attentive to the Tenth Amendment as the Unitarian Church is to the Book of Revelation. — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
I'm not a space writer, obviously, but I had bought this big photo book of the moon landing. You just get attached… — Lily Koppel Copy Share Image
Flatland was a great book...Edwin Abbot. I gotta say, I went nuts over A Brief History of Time, the Stephen Hawking book.… — Seth Macfarlane Copy Share Image
I was producing things I was acting in, but I had never directed and I felt it was time. I was looking… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
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Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you… — Lynn Johnston Copy Share Image
Andy [Hertzfeld], just by nature, is one of these straight shooters. A very moral guy, kind of an open book. Along with… — Michael Stuhlbarg Copy Share Image
My philosophy on writing books is that if you learn only one new thing, or even get a new take on something… — James Scott Bell Copy Share Image
When I am playing, I try to keep the genre very easy-going and breezy. I can't be into the book and not… — Mithali Raj Copy Share Image
Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment. Books, in all forms, play an essential role here. — Irina Bokova Copy Share Image
There are all sorts of books offering advice on how to deal with life-threatening situations, but where's the advice on dealing with… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I signed my first book contract without paying much attention to what it said. I didn't know at the time that the… — Stephanie Land Copy Share Image
Reality is overrated to me. Everyone spends enough time on the computer, eating, going out to bars. Why do I need to… — Blake Butler Copy Share Image
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I don't mind saying, you know, that I don't take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
The problem with writing a book about bulimia is that whenever you go to the washroom, people think you're throwing up. — Emma Forrest Copy Share Image