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Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system, and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want them to learn not only reading and math but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment, and civic duty. Colin Powell

Family, Education, Children, Commitment

The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading. - David Bailey

The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading. David Bailey

Knowledge, Power, Best, Advice, Got

Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens. Phylicia Rashad

Birthday, Women, Time, Together, Book

You learn more about life from watching 'Big Brother' than from reading a book. John de Mol, Jr.

Life, Brother, Book, You, Learn, More

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. - Joseph Addison

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison

Fitness, Mind, Body, Exercise

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well. - Mark Haddon

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well. Mark Haddon

Good, Book, Conversation, Talk, Books

Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.' Neil deGrasse Tyson

Education, Good, Training, Empathy

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. - Benjamin Franklin

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. Benjamin Franklin

Writing, Worth, Something, Write, Either

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him. John Locke

Education, Good, Reflection, Gentleman

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. - Francis Bacon

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. Francis Bacon

Man, Writing, Ready, Conference, Full

I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every new minute that passes you have an opportunity to change that. Gillian Anderson

Change, Good, Opportunity, Hope, Day

Travel stories teach geography; insect stories lead the child into natural science; and so on. The teacher, in short, can use reading to introduce her pupils to the most varied subjects; and the moment they have been thus started, they can go on to any limit guided by the single passion for reading. Maria Montessori

Passion, Science, Teacher, Moment, Child

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first. Harry S Truman

Great, Men, Victory, Self-Discipline

I learned a few years ago that balance is the key to a happy and successful life, and a huge part of achieving that balance is to instill rituals into your everyday life - a nutritious balanced diet, daily exercise, time for yourself through meditation, reading, journaling, yoga, daily reflection, and setting goals. Gretchen Bleiler

Life, Goals, Time, Daily, Reflection

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. - Ray Bradbury

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. Ray Bradbury

Culture, People, You, Burn, Stop, Books

Do activities you're passionate about - which make your heart and soul feel perky - including things like working out, cooking, painting, writing, yoga, hiking, walking, swimming, being in nature, being around art, or reading inspiring books. Karen Salmansohn

Nature, Heart, Art, Cooking, Soul, Feel

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. Will Rogers

Men, Rest, Fence, Three, Observation

Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God. George Washington Carver

Nature, God, Speak, Voice, Woods, Person

A wild and crazy weekend involves sitting on the front porch, smoking a cigar, reading a book. Robert M. Gates

Crazy, Book, Weekend, Smoking, Sitting

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. - Mark Twain

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Mark Twain

Health, You, Die, Books, Be Careful, May

The pleasure of reading a story and wondering what will come next for the hero is a pleasure that has lasted for centuries and, I think, will always be with us. Stan Lee

Hero, Story, Think, Will, Pleasure, Next

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning. Thomas Jefferson

Learning, Fitness, Health, Exercise, Say

I never feel lonely if I've got a book - they're like old friends. Even if you're not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they're part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life. Emilia Fox

Life, Journey, History, Old Friends, You

A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. Abraham Lincoln

Taste, Others, Whatever, Capacity, Been

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. - Joseph Addison

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. Joseph Addison

Life, Good, Good Life, Living, Tool

I'm concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet. Joan Jett

Nature, Science, Time, Spiritual, Peace

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