Books Quotes

7412 Books quotes by 3493 unique authors

The biggest hypocrites on gun control are those who live in upscale developments with armed security guards - and who want to keep other people… — Thomas Sowell
That was only the beginning - where one burns books, one will finally also burn people. — Heinrich Heine
The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned or where one's… — Norman Cousins
However you look at it, in these books "power" tends to be an expression of the essential nature of the person or being whose power… — Stephen R. Donaldson
I've written a lot of books which are written from the moon - the view from nowhere. — Clifford Geertz
Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself. — Desiderius Erasmus
I want to take my rightful share of life by force, I want to give lavishly, I want love to flow from my heart, to… — Tayeb Salih
Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma'mun's period of rule (813 - 833 C.E.) may be considered the 'golden age' of science and learning. He had always been devoted… — John Bagot Glubb
When I was a young boy, I loved spending hours in St. Franics Xavier's school library at Saint Louis University. The feel of the books… — William Lacy Clay, Jr.
At each of these northern posts there were interesting experiences in store for me, as one who had read all the books of northern travel… — Ernest Thompson Seton
There can be no real conflict between the two Books of the Great Author. Both are revelations made by Him to man,-the earlier telling of… — James Dwight Dana
At the age of three I began to look around my grandfather's library. My first knowledge of astronomy came from reading and looking at pictures… — Jesse L. Greenstein
In our household, the Bible, the Koran and the Bhagavad Gita sat on the shelf alongside books of Greek and Norse and African mythology — Barack Obama
If the college you visit has a bookstore filled with t-shirts rather than books, find another college. — Albert Mohler
Wouldn't it be wonderful if every home had good books instead of knick-knacks and plastic flowers on the bookshelves? And wouldn't it be great if… — Ernest L. Boyer
The public library is more than a repository of books. It's a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives. — Elizabeth Taylor
My alma mater was books, a good library. — Malcolm X
We all love to hear a good story. We save our stories in books. We save our books in libraries. Libraries are the storyhouses full… — Kathy Bates
When I was a child in the Navy during World War II, I was perennially grateful to the armed services libraries for having on hand… — James A. Michener
I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms. — Lisa Whelchel
I'm trying to read a book on how to relax, but I keep falling asleep. — James M. Loy
Until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures and historic monuments, there will… — Gerald Durrell
When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was… — Clifton Fadiman
Skilled labor teaches something not to be found in books or in colleges. — Unknown Author
I think TV is a medium where you can be entertained, you can be informed, you can relax and you can escape whenever you want.… — Gerhard Zeiler

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