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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

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, Caring

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, Write, Something, Either

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

Best, Knowledge, Power, Advice, Got

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, Empathy, Thoughts

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, Stop, Burn, Books

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

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

Music, Silence, Listening, Personal

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, Hope, Good, Opportunity, Day

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, Book, Together

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, History, Journey, Book, Story

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

Life, Book, Brother, You, Learn, More

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

Education, Good, Reflection, Gentleman

Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour reading, they want some entertainment and a sense of achievement. So that's what I give them. That's all I'm trying to do. Is that really so wrong? James Patterson

Life, Work, Home, Achievement, Tired

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, Daily, Time, Reflection

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

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

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, Three, Learn, Fence, Electric

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. - Ray Bradbury

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. Ray Bradbury

Books, Worse, Than, Burning, Them

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

Life, Best, Book, Childhood, Thought

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

Book, Song, Judge, Judging, You, Chapter

My perfect morning is spent drinking coffee, eating porridge and reading the paper at a local cafe. Anton du Beke

Morning, Coffee, Perfect, Eating, Cafe

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

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, Learning, Beauty, Truth

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

Book, More, Just, Much, Than

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, Time, Peace, Science, Spiritual

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