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The truth is that I used to read J.J. bedtime stories. He came up to me at the FOX commissary about four… — Nicholas Meyer Copy Share Image
The spiritual traditions of all the religions have certain similarities that are unmistakable. They share many of the same basic practices like… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
It is a relief to read some true book, wherein all are equally dead,--equally alive. I think the best parts of Shakespeare… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I started reading the history of religion that I understood that the definition of Christianity has shifted in many… — Tim DeChristopher Copy Share Image
All the characters are made out of words. With reading, I understand that the people aren't real but the fact that they… — John Green Copy Share Image
She went from opera, park, assembly, play, To morning walks, and prayers three hours a day. To part her time 'twixt reading… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The book exists for us perchance which will explain our miracles and and reveal new ones. The at present unutterable things we… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Orwell was dealing with communism and his disillusionment with communism in Russia and what he saw the communists do in Spain. His… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I'd say that about 82 percent of what I write is bad, but don't go by me; I'm as bad a judge… — George Burns Copy Share Image
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Never underestimate the power of gaining a new perspective by simply changing your immediate environment. Going for a walk, reading a book,… — Hal Elrod Copy Share Image
Now what is food for the inner man? Not prayer, but the Word of God; and here again, not the simple reading… — George Muller Copy Share Image
I really wished he hadn't made me hate to read the Bible. Having it shoved down my throat all my life had… — Abbi Glines Copy Share Image
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At Harvard I was taking an African-American studies class, and we were reading about the tragic mulatto. Invariably, the tragic mulatto can't… — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
I was in front of an ambulance the other day, and I noticed that the word ambulance was spelled in reverse print… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
Elrond's house was perfect, whether you liked food or sleep or story-telling or singing (or reading), or just sitting and thinking best,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Reading is a gymnasium for the imagination where people can work out, get ready for the shocks of existence. [...] For me,… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
Depending on the day or even the hour, productivity can take very low dips. At times, I may feel like throwing in… — Samantha Ettus Copy Share Image
I also really like to read good books and I don't have enough time to do it. So it's really hard for… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
I needed a vacation. I needed 5 women. I needed to get the wax out of my ears. My car needed an… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
“By having a great many friends I do not prove that I have a wide appreciation of human excellence. You might as… — C. S. LEWIS Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a poet. I had a really romantic idea about what that would mean. My parents knew some poets,… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
Let me tell you something you already know: reading is critically important - especially for Christian believers. God, after all, reveals Himself… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
In reading the biographies of very successful men and women, one theme frequently surfaces: such people have a strong bias for action.… — Steve Pavlina Copy Share Image
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We must be forewarned that only rarely does a text easily lend itself to the reader's curiosity... the reading of a text… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
One reason I like to highlight reading is, reading is the beginnings of the ability to be a good student. And if… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
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From numberless books the fluttering reader, idle and inconstant, bears away the bloom that only clings to the outer leaf; but genius… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
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My first and most loved real novel was 'Little Women.' I identified with the Jo character even though we were opposites. Jo… — Rhea Perlman Copy Share Image
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