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Annie Dillard quote: "People who read are not too lazy to turn on the television;..."

People who read are not too lazy to turn on the television; they prefer books.

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The highest branch of solitary amusement is reading; but even in the choice of books the fancy is first employed; for in reading, the heart is touched, till its feelings are examined by the understanding, and the ripening of reason regulate the imagination. This is the work of years, and the most important of all employments. Mary Wollstonecraft
Richard Harris Barham quote: "Knight without fear and without reproach."
Knight without fear and without reproach. Richard Harris Barham
Thomas Hood quote: "I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like..."
I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence. Thomas Hood
The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch. George W. Bush
Emily Dickinson quote: "The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes..."
The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on and on. Emily Dickinson
I begin to perceive that I am a woman. What that is, heaven knows... the philosophy is yet to be written, there is a world to be explored. Pam Gems
Kelly LeBrock quote: "My children are my whole life."
My children are my whole life. Kelly LeBrock
Albert Einstein quote: "Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by..."
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. Albert Einstein
Kary Mullis quote: "My mother would give my brothers and me a pile of catalogues..."
My mother would give my brothers and me a pile of catalogues and let us pick what we wanted for Christmas. Kary Mullis
Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like. Olivier Martinez
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession..."
Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, a possession for all time. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bob Newhart quote: "Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in..."
Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy. Bob Newhart
Well, I think on second units it's all about execution. Because you come in there, you don't have to worry so much about the studio and all the other actors and all that. David R. Ellis
Cheryl Crawford quote: "My major task was to keep us solvent."
My major task was to keep us solvent. Cheryl Crawford
What I've done is far worse than murder - that's an act, a blow, a stab, a shot: it's over and done, but I'm carrying my corruption around with me. It's the coating of my stomach.' He threw her wrists aside like seeds towards the stony floor. 'Never pretend I haven't shown my love. Graham Greene