About Quote by Jane Birkin

I have a huge interest in ancient Egyptian times and the mummies and the kings and all that.

— Brad Marchand

I was an anthropology major in college, and I've had a lifelong fascination with Egyptology, mummies, and all sorts of bizarre cultural practices.

— Tess Gerritsen

I became interested, through reading the works of some novelist, in Egyptology and made a study of the pyramids. It was just a hobby,…

— Charles M. Schwab

“Champollion deciphered the wrinkled granite hieroglyphics. But there is no Champollion to decipher the Egypt of every man's and every being's face. Physiognomy, like…

— Herman Melville

As far as reading is concerned, I like historical and political books and works of art.

— Naveen Patnaik

I remember, as a kid, I couldn't wait to get my library card, get my first book. There was a sphinx on the cover,…

— Keith Hernandez

I read a lot of obscure books and it is nice to open a book.

— Bill Gates

If you read a lot, the more you learn about people and places.

— Montel Vontavious Porter

I basically only read books that are over 2,000 years old.

— Hans-Georg Gadamer

I think one of the things that we have to remember is that Egypt ancient history is so vast, and there are so many…

— Josh Gates

I've read probably 25 or 30 books by Balzac, all of Tolstoy - the novels and letters - and all of Dickens. I learned…

— Twyla Tharp

I have a lot of cultural references that have amassed in my brain like shrapnel over the years that are meaningful to me.

— John Hodgman