Read Quotes · Page 86

I understand that when people read my books that there's something there - but I don't identify with it.

— Kathy Acker

Beware that the one who reads is the same as the book, the same as what is read, the same as the…

— Mohammed Dib

'Das Kapital,' I think, is very difficult to read, and for me, it was not very influential.

— Thomas Piketty

People who read my books have an open mind when it comes to new, bizarre, interesting and exciting ideas.

— Jasper Fforde

I invite people to read the hundreds of positive articles instead of getting affected by the occasional outburst from a troll.

— Walter O'Brien

I think it's always good to read local authors or relevant books. In Egypt, I studied hieroglyphics and read everything about the…

— Jane Birkin

I fell in love with Shakespeare when I was 12, and I read the whole works. Yes, I was precocious.

— Claire Tomalin

When I tell people I don't own a mobile phone and wouldn't know how to text, they react as though I have…

— Craig Brown

I'd rather do something than read about it." "That's fine, but if you do it, and then can't think what it means,…

— Dean Hughes

There are books on our shelves we haven't read and doubtless never will, that each of us has probably put to one…

— Umberto Eco

I've never read a book or attended a class on screenwriting. I'm not opposed to the idea, but I like what I've…

— Wentworth Miller

But I, you know, if I could choose a period to go back to, I think I would like to live through…

— Kate Atkinson

Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and irritatingly as you can. And the good things will…

— A.L. Kennedy

Read, read, read, read, read. Read everything. You can’t work unless you know the world, and outside of living in the world…

— John Goodman

In Vancouver, in Sydney and in Orange County, we live among fluorescent stores and streets so brightly lit that you can read…

— Pico Iyer

I would argue that education, actual learning - it is hard work. It's very personal. Your parents don't teach you anything. Your…

— Dean Kamen

“It's simple as that... you don't like it, you don't read it. You like it, you read it!”

— Deyth Banger

One of my favorite topics to read about my whole life has just been famous athletes, and a lot of those have…

— Ben Askren

Always look for the best ingredients, treat the food you cook with respect, always read the entire recipe first, be organized, and…

— April Bloomfield

Everything I write, I read aloud. It has to sound a certain way and look a certain way on page.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I barley read stuff about myself. Even when I see some article about myself in a paper or a magazine, nine out…

— Akshaye Khanna

Read things to not just know what's going on, but see it from different varying viewpoints.

— Angela Rye

I love to read. I don't get enough time to read. I love reading the Internet. I love reading magazines. I love…

— Molly Sims

Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.

— Samuel Johnson

Part of being out there, campaigning, talking to people, is being able to read body language.

— Gary Johnson

It is disheartening when you read an interview with an actress, and it starts by describing what she is wearing.

— Felicity Jones

Everyone has a story that they read when they were younger that influenced them.

— Tomi Adeyemi

I never read. The paper or anything. I watch a lot of movies, and TV series and stuff. But I never, never…

— Andy Murray

“If you can read, there is no worldly wisdom that cannot be gathered from the pages of a book.”

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

Every time I read a script, I see the movie in my head, and I try to see the best movie in…

— James Marsden

“I wish I could read my books over for the first time to see what you guys see.”

— Shandy L. Kurth

I read extensively about serial killers and all sorts of things people get up to.

— Karin Slaughter

“To read is to humble yourself to learn and to love yourself to be entertained.”

— Miranda A. Uyeh

When I was growing up, I read Britney Spears' and Mariah Carey's biographies. I just wanted to see how they did it…

— Pixie Lott

It feels like every day there are stats you don't know about, stats that you read about.

— Luka Doncic

My advice to writers is: READ! A lot. Then read some more. read, read, read, read!

— Floyd Cooper

You can't instruct an audience to laugh, but what you can do is read well and understand the spirit and subtleties, if…

— Tommy Lee Jones

A book may not tell us exactly how to live our own lives, but our own lives can teach us how to…

— Rebecca Mead

I don't have time to read a lot. And when I do, I read things that have just the facts.

— Meryl Streep

I have written about Chile extensively, and therefore I have read many books on the subject, mostly for research.

— Isabel Allende