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300 quotes by 271 authors

When the uncultured man sees a stone in the road it tells him no story other than the fact that he sees a stone ...… — Elisha Gray
Our names are labels, plainly printed on the bottled essence of our past behavior. — Logan Pearsall Smith
...the vital point to remember is that the swine who just sent your pearl of a story back with nothing but a coffee-stain and a… — Brian Stableford
It is the photographer's decision at the two levels of seeing the picture - when it is shot and when it is chosen and printed… — Alexey Brodovitch
There are only two reasons for buying a book, after all. Either we intend to read it, in which case most of us find a… — Geoffrey Nunberg
...quantity is not necessarily synonymous with quality and brilliant ideas are not a function of the number of titles printed. — Carlo M. Cipolla
The governments alone are responsible for the spread of the superstitious awe with which the common man looks upon every bit of paper upon which… — Ludwig von Mises
Congressional investigations...are still being held on the problem of unidentified flying objects and the problem is one in which there is quite a bit of… — William Hanes Ayres
Reading, because we control it, is adaptable to our needs and rhythms. We are free to indulge our subjective associative impulse; the term I coin… — Sven Birkerts
I asked my publisher what would happen if he sold all the copies of my book he'd printed. He said 'I'll just print another ten'. — Eric Sykes
I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce… — Count Basie
I used to have to do readings in church, and it was terrifying. I would never have my glasses. The words are printed so small… — Jim Gaffigan
Never do nothing you wouldnt want printed on the front page of The New York Times. — Judy Holliday
I saw a headshot with the name 'Emilio Sheen' printed under it and it looked terrible. — Emilio Estevez
It's easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a… — Quincy Jones
No, there are no hard and fast rules about sources, no printed booklet to help journalists through. — Ian Hislop
I printed a list of Irish names from the Internet and my husband, Dave, saw Finley on the list. I really liked it but didn't… — Holly Marie Combs
The book, that stubbornly unelectric artifact of pure typography, possesses resources conducive to the flourishing of the soul. A thoughtful reading of the printed text… — Douglas Groothuis
Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. If they arrive at college with literary ambitions, they should be… — Wallace Stegner
The space between the young readerâ€™s eyeballs and the printed page is a holy place and officialdom should trample all over it at their peril.â€™ — Terry Pratchett

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