Whatever the reasons may be, I was very much affected by events of the 1930s - the Spanish Civil War, for example,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Likewise, there is no evidence that texting teaches people to spell badly: rather, research shows that those kids who text frequently are… — David Crystal Copy Share Image
From my foster parents, the Deans, I received the love that was ultimately to strengthen me, even when I had forgotten its… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
The difference between our family and other poor families was that my mother actively chose to be poor. She was highly literate,… — Said Sayrafiezadeh Copy Share Image
Yeah. I do. I think that we have to continue to expand the areas in which we want our kids to be… — LeVar Burton Copy Share Image
The readership of Victorian novels, when they were published, was much less diverse. People were probably white, and had enough money to… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
The Vikings certainly didn't write anything about themselves; it was not a literate, but rather a pagan, culture. So what we get… — Michael Hirst Copy Share Image
To many book professionals, Amazon is a ruthless predator. The company claims to want a more literate world - and it came… — George Packer Copy Share Image
But to this day - I'm very literate now, I love to read, I read constantly - words don't resonate the way… — Lance Henriksen Copy Share Image
You have people who believe they are scientifically literate but, in fact, are not. And I don't mind if you're not scientifically… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually,… — James Tobin Copy Share Image
At the turn of the 20th century, the disparity in literacy here in the U.S. largely came down to race. Nearly half… — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
I'm delighted the world is becoming more mentally literate. A few decades ago, if you mentioned the word 'brain,' no one was… — Tony Buzan Copy Share Image
I always prided myself on at least trying to be literate and use the right words, and if the audience didn't get… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
I'm very literate on policy. I'm very literate on the issues, and I'm an American first. I've been involved in politics long… — Eva Longoria Copy Share Image
“I am no enemy of Nepal being a fully literate society. It is a good thing for society and the nation as… — Santosh Kalwar Copy Share Image
'Rolling Stone' had started something called 'Outside,' and since I was one of two people in the office that liked going outside,… — Tim Cahill Copy Share Image
For me, 'Moby-Dick' is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
I don't even know how people read new fiction anymore because there's so much old fiction that exists that seems great that's… — Harmony Korine Copy Share Image
“Getting degree only makes someone literate to the society or the nation. But sometime their uncultured acts make them illiterate. Cause they… — Salman Aziz Copy Share Image
For me, the most important and distinguishing property of new media is interactivity. But how many people can actually create interactive games,… — Mitchel Resnick Copy Share Image
