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Well, I've read through that handbook for the recently deceased. It says, 'live people ignore the strange and unusual. I, myself, am strange and unusual. — Beetlejuice
At the age of 12, I developed an intense interest in mathematics. On exposure to algebra, I was fascinated by simultaneous equations and read ahead… — John Pople
I wrote 'The Zombie Survival Guide' because I wanted to read it, and nobody else was writing it. All I've been doing with everything I've… — Max Brooks
Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only one book. — Mal Peet
I can't believe that people really prefer to go to the concert hall under intellectually trying, socially trying, physically trying conditions, unable to repeat something… — Milton Babbitt
The writer must not invent. The legend on the license must read: NONE OF THIS WAS MADE UP. — John Hersey
To the designer, great design is beautiful design. A significant amount of effort must be placed into making the product attractive. To the client, great… — Unknown Author
My biggest strength is that no one can read my forehand — Sania Mirza
You read about me in history books, but now I am dedicated to spreading the truth about preserving the dignity of all human life from… — Norma McCorvey
I think the cardinal rule of learning to write is learning to read first. I learned to write by learning to read. — Siddhartha Mukherjee
Each routine you read turns out to be pretty much what you expected. You can call it beautiful code when the code also makes it… — Ward Cunningham
There is one "right answer" to any question, and it is in the book to be read. — Joseph Barrell
No player in the NBA was born wanting to play basketball. The desire to play ball or to read must be planted. The last 25… — Jim Trelease
They take the paper and they read the headlines. So they've heard of unemployment and they've heard of bread-lines. And they philanthropically cure them all… — Ogden Nash
And Marx spoke of the fact that socialism will be the kingdom of freedom, where man realizes himself in a way that humankind has never… — Albert Maltz
What I read is so distorted that I cannot believe that the person they are talking about is myself. — Bob Kane
Call it my little gesture toward social conscience, but I like to think I'm teaching a certain number of people to read. Now that sounds… — David Eddings
It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get… — Vincent D'Onofrio
This is a free country. Folks have a right to send me letters, and I have a right not to read them. — William Faulkner
At present I answer about 100 letters a month, and read 300 emails. — Piers Anthony

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