Best Literacy Proverbs

247 Literacy quotes by 176 unique authors

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive. — Erica Jong
To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety,… — A.C. Grayling
School made us 'literate' but did not teach us to read for pleasure. — Ambeth R. Ocampo
Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light. — Vera Nazarian
Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. — Frederick Douglass
The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. It isn’t achieved by the book… — Mem Fox
Comics are a gateway drug to literacy. — Art Spiegelman
Heaven, Kiwi thought, would be the reading room of a great library. But it would be private. Cozy. You wouldn’t have to worry about some… — Karen Russell
To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country. — George Washington
You're judging her by her literacy," Tara says. "You're a literacist." "You've made that up. — Melina Marchetta
You're judging her by her literacy,' Tara says. 'You're a literacist.' 'You've made that up.' Thomas Mackee packs up his stuff and stands up. 'You… — Melina Marchetta
I would teach how science works as much as I would teach what science knows. I would assert (given that essentially, everyone will learn to… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain and if you don't believe that, watch an… — John Steinbeck
Wherever they went the Irish brought with them their books, many unseen in Europe for centuries and tied to their waists as signs of triumph,… — Thomas Cahill
The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay… — Rene Descartes
We must strive for literacy and education that teach us to never quit questioning and probing at the assumptions of the day. — Bryant H. McGill
We must have an expansionary vision, one that captures the imagination and diversity of the whole community, one which benefits a nation which has moved… — Bob Brown
Acquiring literacy is an empowering process, enabling millions to enjoy access to knowledge and information which broadens horizons, increases opportunities and creates alternatives for building… — Kofi Annan
I think there in a great deal to be said for religious education in the sense of teaching about religion and biblical literacy. Both those… — Richard Dawkins
Creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status. — Ken Robinson
People of good character are not all going to come down on the same side of difficult political and social issues. Good people-people of character… — William Bennett
We have to teach empathy as we do literacy. — Bill Drayton
Social-enterprise employees earn wages and pay taxes, reducing their recidivism rates and dependence on government assistance. They also receive crucial on-the-job training, job-readiness skills, literacy… — George R. Roberts
I think it may not be a coincidence that the rise of printing and book publication and literacy and the phenomenon of best sellers all… — Steven Pinker
You have not fully expressed your power as a voter until you have scientific literacy in topics that matter for future political issues. — Neil deGrasse Tyson

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