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We read many books, but that does not bring us knowledge. We may read all the Bibles in the world, but that will not give… — Swami Vivekananda
In deference to American traditions, my family put our oven to rare use at Thanksgiving during my childhood, with odd roast-turkey experiments involving sticky-rice stuffing… — Jennifer Lee
I think technique can be taught but I think the only way to learn to write is to read, and I see writing and reading… — John McGahern
He'd met other prodigies in mathematical competitions. In fact he'd been thoroughly trounced by competitors who probably spent literally all day practising maths problems and… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. — Learned Hand
The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well. — Elias Canetti
Truth is always present; it only needs to lift the iron lids of the mind's eye to read its oracles. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
History, when rightly written, is but a record of providence; and he who would read history rightly, must read it with his eyes constantly fixed… — D. A. Fisher
The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it. — Anderson Cooper
Don't judge a book by its cover 'til you've read the book. — Jamie Lee Curtis
When asked how he became so successful in investing, Buffett answered: 'we read hundreds and hundreds of annual reports every year. — Warren Buffett
I don't know, but I stepped on a scale that gives fortunes and the card read Come back in 15 minutes alone. — Frank Layden
Now the novels that are read are purely entertainment – well done, very polished, with a very effective technique – but not literature, just entertainment. — Mario
The first step to walking in righteousness is simply to try. We must try to believe. Try to learn of God: read the scriptures; study… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Read at the level at which you want to write. Reading is the nourishment that feeds the kind of writing you want to do. — Jennifer Egan
Gonzo . . . acidic hilarity . . . 'The Fun Parts' has fine moments, but it's not the whole Lipsyte story. Read it with… — Janet Maslin
I Want A Million Dollars A Year For Illegally Having My Mind Read And Privacy Stolen — Amanda Bynes
Baum (Writer of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ) was a true educator, and those who read his Oz books are often made what they were… — Gore Vidal
On 'Lab Rats,' I read the script probably three or four times before we ever even do a table read because I want to be… — Billy Unger
The Dead was cool, It's a great horror story. I went to the casting director of this movie and talked to him, then they called… — Matthew McGrory
I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books. — Zoe Wanamaker
The way to learn about a writer is to read the text. Or texts. — Annie Dillard
When I first read the words 'introvert' and 'extrovert' when I was 10, I thought I was both. — Annie Dillard
Isn't that the great thing about Christmas? You get a lot of respite, time to recharge your batteries, time with family without too much else… — Wayne Swan
This part of optics, when well understood, shows us how we may make things a very long distance off appear as if placed very close,… — Robert Grosseteste

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