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Any kind of history you read is basically the winning side telling you the others were bad. — John Lydon
I don't read the newspapers, I don't watch the news. I figure, if something important happens, someone will tell me. — Justin Trudeau
Once the government can demand of a publisher the names of the purchasers of his publication, the free press as we know it disappears. Then… — William O. Douglas
We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century Americans. — William J. Brennan
If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in… — Dick Durbin
I want to become a student. I want to read Chinese history and go on a dig. — Lou Gerstner
Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, fifty books per year, and will guarantee… — Brian Tracy
Phil Robertson and his family are great citizens of the State of Louisiana. The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they… — Bobby Jindal
I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me. — Peter Benchley
Nature is a language - can't you read? — Steven Morrissey
There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. ... As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in… — Learned Hand
You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all… — Martin Parr
When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me-I still watch silent films. I don't think that… — Alain Resnais
Read, but not to remember everything. Read because that 1% that you remember has the potential to change your life. — C. J. Mahaney
The clarity of Scripture means that the Bible is written in such a way that its teachings are able to be understood by all who… — Wayne Grudem
My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12- to 13-hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap-iron guys. Nobody on that… — Richard Russo
You just kind of have faith. If that sounds kind of mystical, it's because I really don't know how it works, but I trust that… — Richard Russo
I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to myself… — Erik Larson
I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so. — Erik Larson
Going to the library was the one place we got to go without asking for permission. And they let us choose what we wanted to… — Rita Dove

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