Book Quote by Alan Lightman

“All men should give books instead of flowers.”

— Amber Scott

I don't think I have made as much of my life as I should have. I should have written more books.

— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr

I wish I was making shoes instead of reading or watching movies, which is what I do in my free time.

— Manolo Blahnik

Standardization, instead of individualization. Cheap books, instead of private press editions. Active literature, instead of passive leather bindings.

— Jan Tschichold

“Our principle is, that books, instead of growing mouldy behind an iron grating, should be worn out under the eyes of many readers.”

— Jules Verne

Instead of reading inspirational quotes, you should just man up

— Anonymous

“What if instead of reading, you wrote? Instead of watching TV, you made videos? Instead of listening to music, you learned how to play…

— Paul Jarvis

“The great opposition to reading is what I allow to fill my time instead of reading. To say we have no time to read…

— James Emery White

I never wanted my books to be mistaken for poetry or fiction books; I wanted to write reference books. But instead of referring to…

— Kenneth Goldsmith

Write your own book instead of reading someone else's book about success

— Herb Brooks

People are unwilling to enforce the laws on the books. Instead, they make more laws. Why can't we get this right?

— Kathy Szeliga

It was the last generation of writers [ the Cheers] that had grown up reading books instead of watching TV. So you weren't getting…

— John Ratzenberger