Arithmetic Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

They do not merely collect texts; they must also gather data about the context and the informant and, above all, write an analysis of…

— Alan Dundes

The reason literacy is important is that literature is the operating instructions. The best manual we have. The most useful guide to the country…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

When I am talking about "It Takes a Village", I'm obviously not talking just about or even primarily about geographical villages any longer, but…

— Hillary Clinton

My vision for the country is to urbanise rural areas. What is available in the cities must be available in the villages.

— Jaggi Vasudev

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

— Jerzy Kosinski

Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying…

— Hugh Mackay

You must think about building a 'granth-mandir' in your village. Why is your village lacking such a 'granth-mandir'? Start with 50 books...100 books.

— Narendra Modi

You need a village, if only for the pleasure of leaving it. A village means that you are not alone, knowing that in the…

— Cesare Pavese

Until the end of elementary school, I lived in a suburban area, so the type of village I used to live in is borderline…

— Bong Joon-ho

The study of tools as well as of books should have a place in the public schools. Tools, machinery, and the implements of the…

— Rutherford B. Hayes

Nowhere else can one find so miscellaneous, so various, an amount of knowledge as is contained in a good newspaper.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Skill sheets, workbooks, basal reader, flash cards are not enough. To convey meaning you need someone sharing the meaning and flavor of real stories…

— Jim Trelease