Appreciation Quote by Noam Chomsky

It is by no means certain that we advance our philosophical quest by reading Plato or Aristotle. It may increase our knowledge of history…

— Jostein Gaarder

I think that we come to a greater understanding of the world we live in and ourselves through reading.

— Dwight Yoakam

Literature provides us with experiences it would not be wise or possible to introduce into our own world and thus enlarges our understanding of…

— Louise Rosenblatt

To view an object in the proper light we must stand away from it. The study of the classical literatures gives the aloofness which…

— John Lancaster Spalding

The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book.

— Andre Maurois

You want the mystical understanding of the cosmos to feel compatible with a scientific understanding of the cosmos, like it extends our understanding rather…

— Jon Spaihts

I think I have probably adjusted the way I see the world, I interpret the world and I communicate the world into book format…

— Jackie French

I merely say that all reading for pleasure is escape, whether it be Greek, mathematics, astronomy, Benedetto Croce, or The Diary of the Forgotten…

— Raymond Chandler

For astronomy is not only pleasant, but also very useful to be known: it cannot be denied that this art unfolds the admirable wisdom…

— John Calvin

To understand the works of celebrated authors, to comprehend their systems, and retain their reasonings, is a task more than equal to common intellects;…

— Samuel Johnson

There is actually so much to learn from people who lived, so inspiring to know what they thought or what were their world-views. Their…

— Shweta Basu Prasad

People who love literature have at least part of their minds immune from indoctrination. If you read, you can learn to think for yourself.

— Doris Lessing