“The really good stand up comedians can be angry but relatable, and they have interestingly humanizing personalities. Their observational skills are far greater than mine, so I'll just stick to reading lines off a page.” ReadingLinesGreaterMinesPersonalitySkillsPagesAngrySticksComedianRelatableStand Up Comedian Author:Kunal Nayyar
“One reader is better than another in proportion as he is able of a greater range of activity in reading and exerts more effort.” AbleReadingEffortGreaterReaderActivityRangeProportion Author:Mortimer Adler
“Here's how I became myself: mess, failure, mistakes, disappointments, and extensive reading; limbo, indecision, setbacks, addiction, public embarrassment, and endless conversations with my best women friends; the loss of people without whom I could not live, the loss of pets that left me reeling, dizzying betrayals but much greater loyalty, and overall, choosing as my motto William Blake's line that we are here to learn to endure the beams of love.” PeopleReadingLeftLinesLossMistakeGreaterConversationEndureAddictionDisappointmentBetrayalLoyaltyEndlessMessPetMottoEmbarrassmentSetbackBeamIndecisionBlakeMy MottoPet LossLimboExtensive Reading Author:Anne Lamott
“In all things that you find in the Holy Scriptures, seek out the purpose of the words, that you may enter into the depth of the thoughts of the saints and understand them with greater exactness. Do not approach the reading of the Divine Scriptures without prayer and asking the help of God. Consider prayer to be the key to the true understanding of that which is said in the Holy Scriptures.” InspirationalMaySaidHelpingChristianPurposeReadingUnderstandingReligiousPrayerGreaterDivineKeysHolyApproachAll ThingsAskingDepthSaintScriptureOrthodoxHoly ScripturesExactnessTrue Understanding Author:Isaac of Nineveh
“I think that we come to a greater understanding of the world we live in and ourselves through reading.” ThinkingWorldReadingUnderstandingGreater Author:Dwight Yoakam