People are more easily manipulated when they don't have information. If you ensure that kids grow up without basic reading skills, math… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
Robert De Niro taught me how to listen, and how to be part of the conversation. It's not just about reading your… — Cathy Moriarty Copy Share Image
Expose yourself to as much as possible. Attend conferences no one else is attending. Read books no one else is reading. Talk… — Ben Casnocha Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a book that appeared dull or off-putting would somehow still draw you in, call to you, and when you finally embarked… — Liam W. Russell Copy Share Image
One of my favorite authors is Robert Cormier. He was a devout Catholic and a very nice man, which might not be… — Sara Zarr Copy Share Image
What you do daily determines what you become permanently. Pray daily. Read daily. Think daily. Plan daily. Act daily. Smile daily. Hope… — Africa Child Copy Share Image
“Life is limited, but by writing, and reading, we can live in different worlds, get inside the skins and minds of other… — Joan Lingard Copy Share Image
I am attracted to fantastic writing, and fantastic reading, of course. But I think things that we call fantastic may be real,… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“Ho there, scribe. I see that you write well enough. Can you also read?' 'Obviously you cannot, boy,' he replied. 'For if… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
I never look at fashion magazines. I find them incredibly boring. To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
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It was reading Hamlet that ruined the concept of authenticity for me, not because Hamlet lacked existentialist credentials himself - indeed, as… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
“Didn't you read the owner's manual?" " Manual ? See here, missy. I've been an etheric engineer since before you were born.… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“All of us are writers reading other people's writing, turning pages or clicking to the next screen with pleasure and admiration. All… — Pamela Paul Copy Share Image
He that loves a book will never want a [close] friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study,… — Isaac Barrow Copy Share Image
I'm a private person, a shy person. Sometimes, reading for eleven hours straight feels to me like the perfect way to spend… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
“Indeed, if we read merely to stock our head with ideas, to feel superior to others, or to appear learned, then our… — J Oswald Sanders Copy Share Image
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I love getting things done. That's why I spend several hours a day reading productivity articles. And when the day is done,… — Sarah Cooper Copy Share Image
“All this she must possess," added Darcy, "and to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
...I will continue to underscore that I don't think authorial intent is all that important to a reading experience, and I certainly… — John Green Copy Share Image
I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
The early development of speed reading can be traced to the beginning of the (20th) century, when the publication explosion swamped readers… — Tony Buzan Copy Share Image
The principal object of your reading should be for the acquisition of useful knowledge , and the strengthening, refining, and ennobling of… — Grenville Kleiser Copy Share Image
After I left the convent, for 15 years I was worn out with religion, I wanted nothing whatever to do with it.… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
My mom was big on education, big on reading, so she was always pushing books on me: 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X,'… — Lecrae Copy Share Image
I mean the good thing about Marvel is that they're really good about reading what they call the shareholders - the fans.… — Justin Theroux Copy Share Image
I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think… — Pete Fountain Copy Share Image
I have this belief that children become readers before they can read. They become hooked on books because they were read aloud… — Jacqueline Wilson Copy Share Image
“Reading a wide variety of books and thus accessing very different sources of information, accessing very different worlds and ideas is a… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
None of [the books are] worth reading. There are no fairy tales, no faerie tails, no sword-swinging princesses or lightning-throwing gods. — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
Obviously, if I'm reading in Vienna or Venezuela or Italy, there's the issue of language, and I will make choices that are… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
Today we read books 'extensively,' often without sustained focus, and with rare exceptions we read each book only once. We value quantity… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
Restaurants, shows, night life, art exhibits, readings - New York is such a cultural epicenter, and while Jersey makes so much sense… — Lee Kelly Copy Share Image
“Never throw away squeezed lemon, but keep them for the day by the sink. Then you can use them to remove fish,… — Jennifer Paterson Copy Share Image
I don't read as much as people may expect. In fact, sometimes I feel that I should probably read more, but then… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
“ candid , adj . "Most times, when I'm having sex, I'd rather be reading." This was, I admit, a strange thing… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
Be mindful 24 hours a day, not just during the one hour you may allot for formal meditation or reading scripture and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
I wrote stories as a kid just for myself. One day, some of the kids in my class found some of my… — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share Image
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