Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
People take England on trust, and repeat that Shakespeare is the greatest of all authors. I have read him: there is nothing that compares Racine or Corneille: his plays are unreadable, pitiful.Napoleon Bonaparte
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The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.
Samuel Butler -
My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson.
Paloma Faith -
In fact, I don't read newspapers any longer.
Naomi Campbell -
I never read about photography.
Sally Mann -
My mother taught me to read.
Fiona Shaw -
I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I am one of the judges for the Orange Fiction Prize.
Kate Adie
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I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.
J. D. Salinger -
I love to read, and I love Martina Cole.
Abbey Clancy -
For me, any book I'm writing is also a chance to get in and research and read and learn things that I maybe only knew a little bit about before.
Tad Williams -
I would read all day if I could.
Quvenzhane Wallis -
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.'
Gary Vaynerchuk -
You can't believe everything you read. I am only six foot three, by the way.
L'Wren Scott
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I tend to read non-fiction.
Gary Oldman -
I read French much better than I speak.
Cara Black -
I read a lot of thrillers, especially American crime novels.
Kate Mosse -
Don't classify me, read me.
Carlos Fuentes -
If utopian fiction became the new trend, I wouldn't read it.
Veronica Roth -
I often don't read reviews.
Ian Mcewan
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When we read, we are not looking for new ideas, but to see our own thoughts given the seal of confirmation on the printed page. The words that strike us are those that awake an echo in a zone we have already made our own - the place where we live - and the vibration enables us to find fresh starting points within ourselves
Cesare Pavese -
And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended.
Ferdowsi -
You don't talk to terror organizations!
Naftali Bennett -
My illusions didn't have anything to do with being a fine actress. I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!
Marilyn Monroe -
People take England on trust, and repeat that Shakespeare is the greatest of all authors. I have read him: there is nothing that compares Racine or Corneille: his plays are unreadable, pitiful.
Napoleon Bonaparte