Quotes tagged ‘Read’

“Books: They can be short.”

— Condé Nast, KENZIE BRYANT, vanityfair.com

“It seems that people don’t realize how much the stuff we read and watch shapes the way we see the world and the people in it, ourselves included.”

— NIC STONE, cosmopolitan.com

“One could go so far as to say that 2020 was a terrible, horrible, very bad, no good year.”

— Brian Boone, vulture.com

“The 12 Best Motivational Books to Boss Yourself Up”

— Cosmopolitan, cosmopolitan.com

“It’s time to crack down on all of 2019’s hot releases, even if it means setting multiple reminders on your phone.”

— Kelly Allen, Leah Thomas, cosmopolitan.com

“You can't read people the way I can!”

— Seth Meyers, Little Vivvy, Bill Hader, imdb.com

“Hi, I'm Cary Dubek, and I'm reading for the role of 'Man at Party Who Smells Fart.'”

— Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Cary Dubek, Drew Tarver, imdb.com

“didn’t anyone ever warn you not to try to trick a girl who reads? she’s already seen everything. - don’t try to waste your time again.”

— Amanda Lovelace, instagram.com

“Ray: You know I read somewhere where the happiest marriages are the ones where the man is smarter. Debra: Oh, guess who wrote that...”

— Steve Skrovan, Debra Barone, Patricia Heaton, imdb.com

“When you read an enormous number of books, you are going to learn a great deal of information that might not be useful for a long time. But then, suddenly, like a strike of lightning or a grand piano falling out of a window, an opportunity arises to use the information gleaned from even the most unl…”

— Daniel Handler, Lemony Snicket, Patrick Warburton, imdb.com

“School's a waste anyway. They read all the wrong shit.”

— Alyson Feltes, Wyatt, Charlie Tahan, imdb.com

“School is just for white people looking for other white people to read to 'em. I figured I save my money and read to myself.”

— Brian Buckner, Tara Thornton, Rutina Wesley, imdb.com

“I don’t believe everything I read.”

— Joshua Safran, Alex Parrish, Priyanka Chopra, imdb.com

“I think I read somewhere that cows like being killed.”

— John Swartzwelder, Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright, imdb.com

“You boys see these owls? Get out of here, owls! Stop pecking at my face! I will not buy your encyclopedias! I can't read your language, I can only speak it.”

— Steve Hely, Seth MacFarlane, Erik Durbin, Stan Smith (voice), Seth MacFarlane, imdb.com

“Stan: Roger? Where did you learn to skate? Roger: On my planet. You really haven't read my MySpace page, have you? You say you have, but you really haven't.”

— Brian Boyle, Mike Barker, Roger The Alien, Seth MacFarlane, imdb.com

“Jack: Lemon, obviously I can’t approve of someone I’ve never met. Liz: Yeah, well, I’m not letting you meet Criss because you won’t approve of him. Jack: Well then I guess this is a catch-22, although I don’t know for sure because I refuse to read literature that questions the morality of war.”

— Robert Carlock, Jack Donaghy, Alec Baldwin, imdb.com

“Read as a writer! Read to understand HOW an author created conflict, heightened your emotional response, created a turn in the text. Read like a surgeon. Read like a locksmith. Read like an ethical, non-plagiarizing but absorptive thief.”

— Elizabeth Acevedo, twitter.com

“"A Line or two can give no great Offense, ‘Tho’void every thing that looks like Sense: For if you’re not inclined, you need not read them, But have my leave to burn them, with all Freedom. "”

— Nathan Hale, amazon.com

“If your Lordship vouchsafe the acceptance, ’tis yours, if the Reader can pick out either use or content, ’tis his, and I am pleased. Example being the publique, and your Lorships favor the private aime, of your humbly devoted”

— Francis Drake, international.loc.gov