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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

Books, Listens, Book

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, Either

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

Women, Birthday, Magic

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, Exercise

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

New, Change, Having

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

Advice, Knowledge, Ever

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

Through, Book, Part

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

Self-Respect, Education

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

Passionate, Soul, About

My childhood dream was to study mechanical engineering. After reading 'The Mysterious Island' - which I read 25 times as a boy - I thought that was the best thing a person could do. The engineer in the book knows mechanics and physics, and he creates a whole way of life on the island out of nothing. I wanted to be like that. Dan Shechtman

Study, Thought, Book

The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty. Pablo Neruda

Inspirational, Deep, Thought

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

Big Brother, Big, Learn

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

Begins, Education

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

Other, Education, Fact

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

Writing, Conference, Ready

My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. - Edith Sitwell

My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence. Edith Sitwell

Listening, Music, Hobbies

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

Porch, Involves, Weekend

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

Burn, Books, Stop

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

Rest, Learn, Observation

You can't judge an album by a single song; it's like judging a book by only reading a single chapter. Trevor Rabin

Song, Chapter, Like

The beauty of reading is that it lets you travel in a way you could never know. Alek Wek

Never, Beauty, Could

There's so much more to a book than just the reading. Maurice Sendak

More, Book, Than

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people. Will Rogers

Learning, Other, Ways

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries. Rene Descartes

Minds, Centuries, Finest

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

Over, Lives, Victory

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

Through, Happy, Part

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