“I don't particularly dislike any kind of person that might be reading my stuff. They like it and that's cool, but I don't do the work for any kind of group in particular, except for hobos, who just plain kick ass and light up my life.” KindPersonsLightMightReadingStuffGroupsParticularAssKicksDislikeLight UpKick AssHobos Author:Jhonen Vasquez
“I grew up reading biographies on groups, and I love all that. The thing about biographies, it's the old cliché but it's true - a lot of the time these things are more about the author than they are about the group.” ReadingGroupsGrewGrew UpBiographiesReading Biographies Author:Stevie Jackson
“I am truly amazed that after all this time, religious groups still need to attack entertainment and use these tragedies as a pitiful excuse for their own self-serving publicity. In response to their protests, I will provide a show where I balance my songs with a wholesome Bible reading. This way, fans will not only hear my so-called, violent point of view, but we can also examine the virtues of wonderful 'Christian' stories of disease, murder, adultery, suicide and child sacrifice. Now that seems like 'entertainment' to me.” WayNeedsChildrenStillsSelfStoriesUseShowsSeemsChristianSongReadingReligiousViewsVirtueWonderfulSacrificeGroupsAtheismFansBalanceDiseaseTragedyMurderSuicideResponseEntertainmentExcusePositive AtheismPoint Of ViewViolentProtestServingAmazedAdulteryPublicityPitifulSelf ServingBible Reading Author:Marilyn Manson
“When I left Iowa, I definitely never wanted to stand in front of a group of academics again and see if they approved of me. I made up my mind to take my work to the actual reading public.” IfsMindMadeWantedReadingLeftGroupsFrontsApprovedIowa Author:Daniel Woodrell
“I seem to have three categories of readers. The first is nonbelievers who are glad that I am reading the Bible so they don't have to bother. The second group, which is quite large, is very Biblically literate Jews. And the third, which is also very large, is Christians, most of them evangelical. The evangelical readers and the Jewish readers have generally been very encouraging, because they appreciate someone taking the book they love so seriously, and actually reading it and grappling with it.” FirstsBookSeemsChristianThreeReadingGroupsReaderAppreciateThirdsJewGladBotherCategoriesEvangelicalGrapplingReading The Bible Author:David Plotz
“My historical reading of the situation is that these great monolithic empires developed, Rome, Turkey, and so forth, and they always break down when enough people, and it's always the young, the creative, and minority groups drop out and go back to a tribal form.” PeopleEnoughFormYoungReadingSituationBreakCreativeGroupsHistoricalMinoritiesEmpiresRomeBreaking DownTurkeysMinority Groups Author:Timothy Leary
“Because my graduate academic training at law school was not one that included most of the intellectual traditions I find useful for understanding the conditions and problems that most concern me - anti-colonial theories, Foucault, critical disability studies, prison studies and the like are rarely seen in standard US Law School curricula, where students are still fighting on many campuses to get a single class on race or poverty offered - I developed most of my thinking about these topics through activist reading groups and collaborative writing projects with other activist scholars.” ThinkingWritingStillsProblemSchoolLawFightingReadingUnderstandingRaceClassPovertyStudyGroupsConditionsStudentsTheoryProjectsIntellectualTrainingStandardsConcernTraditionPrisonCriticalActivistDisabilityGraduatesAcademicScholarTopicsCampusLaw SchoolFighting On Author:Dean Spade
“The BBC's aim, along with schools, libraries and literacy groups, to involve more people in reading groups is an exciting idea and one that I hope will keep readers all over the UK exploring and sharing the wonderful world of books.” PeopleWorldBookIdeasSchoolReadingWonderfulGroupsReaderExcitingAimLibraryExploringLiteracySchool LibraryWonderful World Author:Tessa Jowell
“Don't underestimate the value people place on authenticity. Politicians listen to the focus groups and say the things they think people want to hear. But after 30 years of reading consumers, I know that they can smell phonies.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantYearsValuesReadingFocusGroupsPoliticianSmellAuthenticityConsumersUnderestimatePhonyFocus Groups Author:Rochelle B Lazarus
“Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless; we lose energy as a result of weariness and difficulties, and our fervor dies out. The Church urgently needs the deep breath of prayer, and to my great joy groups devoted to prayer and intercession, the prayerful reading of God's word and the perpetual adoration of the Eucharist are growing at every level of ecclesial life.” NeedsMomentsJoyDiesReadingEnergyLosesChurchPrayerLevelsResultsLordGrowingGroupsConversationDifficultyBreathsEncountersSincereMeaninglessPerpetualDevotedAdorationEucharistDeep BreathWearinessGreat JoyIntercessionFervorPrayerfulEucharistic Adoration Book:The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation Source: The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation
“In terms of the way people see me, it breaks down into two very clear and distinct groups: those who think they know me from reading the papers and those who really know me by reading my books.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayTwoBookReadingTermBreakClearGroupsPaperKnow MePapersBreaking Down Author:David Icke
“Reading groups, readings, breakdowns of book sales all tell the same story: when women stop reading, the novel will be dead.” BookStoriesReadingNovelGroupsBreakdown Author:Ian Mcewan
“When you're reading Chekov, you're in this world that he's created. I never would have created that world. I don't know anything about that time period or that setting or those groups of people or what those experiences were, but oh my gosh, it's amazing to daydream on it and put yourself there.” PeopleKnowsWorldReadingGroupsThis WorldPeriodsSettingSettingsDaydreamingTime PeriodsOh My Gosh Author:Brit Marling
“Well, it's my age group, anywhere from, I'd say 30 to 70. The biggest comment I get about the book is how honest it is and that people can relate to my circumstances going across the line. Anybody could learn and deal with this book from reading it.” PeopleWellsBookAgeReadingLinesDealsGroupsHonestCircumstancesRelateComment Author:Darlene Love
“I meet a lot of readers who first encountered my work in school. And I can only assume there is another group who would run away very fast if they saw me coming, for exactly the same reason. Reading is individual, and not all tastes are alike.” IfsFirstsI CanReasonRunningSchoolReadingIndividualSawsGroupsReaderTasteAssumingRunning Away Author:Margaret Atwood