Ambitious Quote by Gustave Flaubert

“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”

— Gustave Flaubert

We all know that reading is an invaluable life skill. It is vital for children in their education and as they take their place…

— Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

I don't want to approach reading from the viewpoint of that it's a pleasant adjunct to your life. I want to approach it from…

— Walter Dean Myers

Read. Read all the time. Read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life.

— Anonymous

I have said it often and I will say it again: I believe you learn to read when you are young, then read to…

— Ruth Ann Minner

Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.

— Michael Morpurgo

“Learning to read – really read, that is, to spend hours alone lost in a book – requires example and solitude, and is best…

— Andrew Cook

I learned to read at a young age and I have always read voraciously. It is one of the few things, aside from getting…

— James Frey

Read in order to live.

— Gustave Flaubert

Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even…

— Richard Carlson

Some people there are who, being grown; forget the horrible task of learning to read. It is perhaps the greatest single effort that the…

— John Steinbeck

“No matter what our curriculum requires us to teach or how little class time we have, children must read a lot in order to…

— Donalyn Miller