Anna Leonowens Quotes
The fact is remarkable, that though education in its higher degrees is popularly neglected in Siam, there is scarcely a man or woman in the empire who cannot read and write.
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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I never read about photography.
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I write romance because I love to read romance.
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I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I am one of the judges for the Orange Fiction Prize.
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My grandmother died in childbirth, and my great-aunt lived with us. She had bound feet. She never knew how to read or write.
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I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.
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I would read all day if I could.
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When I was 17 or 18 I wanted to become a wine expert, and my parents wouldn't let me drink. So I was devastated. All I could do was read, and I read and I read. And I'd read something like, you know, 'Subtle hints of cassis.'
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You can't believe everything you read. I am only six foot three, by the way.
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Don't classify me, read me.
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I often don't read reviews.
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People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
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I read Spider-Man, and that's how I knew about Wilson Fisk.
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If I could read it, I could play it.
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We have for a long time neglected our children. They are our richest treasure. We must give them time, attention and the love of our pure, unselfish hearts.
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I learned to interpret the ancient pictograph codices and read Nahuatl, the Aztec language.
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I go through these cycles where I read a lot and then watch TV a lot.
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I studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatrical Arts for four years and emerged with a degree.
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Learn good-humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degree of pride and moroseness.
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I lived in the house with my mother so she had no choice but to hear what I was doing. I would ask her for her opinion. I used to like doing that because I would let my friends hear what I did, but they listened to it on another level. My mom listened to it with a different ear, because she's older.
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An actress, around 40, on television, that's where you get the most torture, I think.
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When Oprah Winfrey tells you that you need to have your own show, you feel compelled to do it. Especially if she's gonna pay for it!
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The fact is remarkable, that though education in its higher degrees is popularly neglected in Siam, there is scarcely a man or woman in the empire who cannot read and write.
