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The fact is, unlike a lot of writers, I credit the people who help me. A lot of writers out there have a ton of… — Graydon Carter
I don't claim to be knowledgeable about theology. Most of my knowledge comes out of my experience and the lessons in the Bible. Every Sunday… — Jimmy Carter
I've just finished my 20th book this past year and I'm working on my 21st book about the Middle East right now that I'll finish… — Jimmy Carter
Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books,… — George Washington Carver
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books. — Nick Cave
The problem with books, now that I've written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something… — Nick Cave
I used to believe that if I could do certain things - write a book or be a successful musician - that I'd be transformed… — Nick Cave
I would not ever try to be a show intellectual, which I was accused of doing a while on ABC. I thought you were supposed… — Dick Cavett
A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men… — Oswald Chambers
Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before. — Nicolas Chamfort
Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person. — Chanakya
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the… — Chanakya
At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable. — Raymond Chandler
If my books had been any worse, I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better, I should not… — Raymond Chandler
The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring. — Raymond Chandler
The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst… — William Ellery Channing
God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past… — William Ellery Channing
It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most… — William Ellery Channing
Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book… — Cesar Chavez

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