Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Of all the things which man can do or make here below, by far the most momentous, wonderful, and worthy are the things we call books.
Quotes to Explore
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
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The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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Yes, we're pretty into books around my house. We have lots and lots of books around. We have TV, but really no one ever watches it.
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I guess, for better or for worse, I am an American composer, and I've had a wonderful life being exactly that.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family – poor, in fact.
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
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Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.
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I love books about treks and journeys into the unknown.
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Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.
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I was about 11 or 12 when I began to pick up my mother's books.
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My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.
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Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
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Travel teaches as much as books.
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Any job is wonderful.
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I love Canada. It's a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.
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People in China criticized President Obama for chewing gum while entering the economic summit in Beijing. They're saying he looked like a rapper. Then again, to be fair, in China I look like a rapper.
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With modern technology and science, you can't find one instance in which an abortion would be needed to save a woman's life. There is no such exception as life of the mother, and as far as health of the mother, same thing.
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Of all the things which man can do or make here below, by far the most momentous, wonderful, and worthy are the things we call books.
