I'm entranced by the idea of reading the culture back to itself, because I'm conscious that we as people and also as… — Daphne Gottlieb Copy Share Image
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I never had a single female professor throughout my whole education, from the beginning of university to the end. Even all the… — Margaret Geller Copy Share Image
As for what's the most challenging aspect of teaching, it's convincing younger writers of the importance of reading widely and passionately. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
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I once read that the only way to enjoy life is to observe everything with a sense of detached amusement. I don't… — Bryant Gumbel Copy Share Image
I work hard, do my best and send it out to the world hoping that people can relate to it. I accept… — Wally Lamb Copy Share Image
We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When a child speaks of a past life memory, the effects ripple far. At the center is the child, who is directly… — Carol Bowman Copy Share Image
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Blindsight is excellent. It's state-of-the-art science fiction: smart, dark and it grabs you by the throat from page one. Like a C… — Neal Asher Copy Share Image
One of the most astonishing things about Jesus is that as God he actually chose to come into our fallen, sick, twisted,… — Mark Driscoll Copy Share Image
There are many great writers out there and, actually, great scripts. The problem is - and this is what I've always felt,… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
“I was arguing not that everyone should read books by ladies—though shifting the balance matters—but that maybe the whole point of reading… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
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“What’d you need?" "Desuetude." "Reading again, are we? Could be dangerous. It means to become unaccustomed to. As in something gets discontinued,… — James Sallis Copy Share Image
I love books that rhyme. And I love books that are clever and have little lines in them that are meant to… — Savannah Guthrie Copy Share Image
It is curious how tyrannical the habit of reading is, and what shifts we make to escape thinking. There is no bore… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
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And I am pretty sure that's the point of reading fiction -- so someone else can say in a way you never… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
Reading code is like reading all things written: You have to scribble, make a mess, remind yourself that the work comes to… — Ellen Ullman Copy Share Image
If I'm writing about my life, I'm already thinking of anyone in my life who might be reading it, and I'm keeping… — Mandy Stadtmiller Copy Share Image
Martin's Monsanto poem holds devastating power. I heard the first public reading at the Resurgence Festival of well-being in London. It brought… — Tony Juniper Copy Share Image
I think the reason I don't read is because, when I'm reading, I feel like I'm missing out on something else. You… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
He really meant to tell them that the big money was not in the individual fluctuations but in the main movements that… — Jesse Lauriston Livermore Copy Share Image
Writing/reading is like visiting another person's brain. And a short book or article is like a short stay. You come in, have… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I have to keep up with the scientific literature as part of my job, but increasingly I found myself reading things that… — Ken Thompson Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel that a more rational explanation for all that has happened during my lifetime is that I am still only… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
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It's very easy, when we're reading those articles on the 20th page of 'The New York Times,' to distance ourselves and say,… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
I've stopped reading the comments below news articles and on gossip blogs because those are the ones that'll ruin your day in… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
As I was reading the book [Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries] I kept thinking, "Sweetie, you are dancing as… — Anderson Cooper Copy Share Image
While I was thinking about the next film to do, I was also reading this book by Diane Ackerman called 'The Natural… — Jeremy Podeswa Copy Share Image
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