“Asking anyone what she or he is reading is a necessary part of conversation, exchanging news. So I take recommendations from friends - and I always pass along a book I've loved.” BookReadingConversationNewsAskingRecommendationsExchanging Author:Marianne Wiggins
“Now musing o'er the changing scene Farmers behind the tavern screen Collect; with elbows idly press'd On hob, reclines the corner's guest, Reading the news to mark again The bankrupt lists or price of grain. Puffing the while his red-tipt pipe He dreams o'er troubles nearly ripe, Yet, winter's leisure to regale, Hopes better times, and sips his ale.” DreamReadingBehindsTroubleSceneNewsRedMarkPressesWinterCornersScreensListsFarmersGuestsLeisureGrainPipeRipeElbowsMusingsInnsAleTaverns Author:John Clare
“I'm on it pretty much all the time. I edit Wikipedia every day, I'm on Facebook, I'm on Twitter, I'm reading the news. During one of the US elections, I actually went through my computer and I blocked myself from looking at the major newspaper sites and Google News because I wasn't getting any work done.” DoneReadingComputerMajorsNewsElectionNewspapersGoogleSiteEditsWork DoneBlockedWikipedia Author:Jimmy Wales
“And honestly, if anyone thinks they can get an accurate picture of anyplace on the planet by reading news reports, they're sadly mistaken.” IfsThinkingReadingPlanetsNewsReportsAccurateMistaken Author:Bruce Schneier
“They see us interacting with people, they see us doing serious interviews, they see us having fun, and when you're conversing with someone, you get a much clearer impression of who that person is than if they are just reading into a news piece.” PeopleIfsPersonsReadingLiteratureFunPiecesSeriousNewsImpressionHaving FunInterviewsInteracting Author:Katie Couric
“People are reading news for free on the web, that's got to change.” PeopleReadingNews Author:Rupert Murdoch
“The good thing about life is that you can research anywhere you are. I'm just constantly gathering little bits of information all the time. I'm always grabbing something out of the headlines, out of the news or reading a book about astronomy and just trying to figure out how to get my head around the facts but the bigger stress is trying to connect those facts to normal life situations and our relationship with God.” TryingLittlesBookFactsLife IsReadingBitsSituationFiguresInformationNormalLittle BitNewsResearchBiggerStressGood ThingsAstronomyOur RelationshipGatheringHeadlinesRelationship With GodNormal LifeGrabbing Author:Louie Giglio
“You have to have really wide reading habits and pay attention to the news and just everything that's going on in the world: you need to. If you get this right, then the writing is a piece of cake.” IfsWorldNeedsWritingReadingPayAttentionPiecesHabitNewsWidePay AttentionCakeReading Habits Author:Terry Pratchett
“I'm a news junkie who's constantly reading newspapers and magazines. I look around and see what's happening in the world.” WorldLooksReadingNewsHappeningsNewspapersMagazinesJunkieReading Newspapers Author:Michael Franti
“I rely on Taegan Goddard's Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It's an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.” PoliticalReadingNewsFairsRelyWire Author:Craig Newmark
“The actor who lets the dust accumulate on his Ibsen, his Shakspere [sic], and his Bible, but pores greedily over every little column of theatrical news, is a lost soul.” LittlesSoulReadingActorsLiteratureLostActingNewsDustColumnsTheatricalLost SoulsIbsen Author:Minnie Maddern Fiske
“The news of my pregnancy got out when I was in the middle of my first trimester. I hadn't even had a chance to tell my friends. That alone was so ugly. It made me hyper-protective ... I feel uncomfortable with people reading too much about my pregnancy or my relationship. It grosses me out. It's too sweet to read about or dissect.” PeopleFeelsFirstsMadeReadingChanceToo MuchMiddleSweetNewsMy FriendsUglyUncomfortablePregnancyProtectiveHyper Author:Jennifer Garner
“History in the making is a very uncertain thing. It might be better to wait till the South American republic has got through withits twenty-fifth revolution before reading much about it. When it is over, some one whose business it is, will be sure to give you in a digested form all that it concerns you to know, and save you trouble, confusion, and time. If you will follow this plan, you will be surprised to find how new and fresh your interest in what you read will become.” IfsKnowsGivingMightFormReadingWaitingInterestHistoryPlansTroubleRevolutionNewsConcernTwentiesSouthConfusionRepublicUncertainFifth Author:Anna Brackett
“I've stopped reading the comments below news articles and on gossip blogs because those are the ones that'll ruin your day in a second.” ReadingNewsRuinsGossipCommentArticlesBlogs Author:Taylor Swift
“I can never tell what's going to end up being on an album until it's all finished. I'm reading the news everyday, and sometimes I just have to be away from it. And that ends up writing the songs for me a little bit.” WritingLittlesI CanEndsSometimesSongReadingBitsLittle BitNewsEverydayAlbumsFinished Author:Jack Johnson
“I want people to read good work. If I see someone reading a book by Lorrie Moore or Jennifer Egan, I'm psyched. If I see them reading X Latin American Writer Who Sucks, I'm not psyched. But in terms of news, I do think that's important.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantImportantBookReadingTermNewsLatinGood WorkLatin AmericaJenniferAmerican WriterLatin American Author:Daniel Alarcon
“When I was 20, political music was the uncoolest thing on earth. But when Bush got elected, that was the first time I started actually reading the news.” FirstsEarthPoliticalReadingNewsFirst Time Author:Bjork
“If you're following the news, you know that the major religions differ in their interpretation of the holy books. For example, one way to interpret God's will is that you should love your neighbor. An alternate reading of the holy books might lead you to rig a donkey cart with small mortar rockets and aim it at a hotel full of infidels. In summary, po-tay-to, poh-tah-to. Religions are very flexible.” IfsKnowsWayShouldBookMightReligionReadingLove YouExampleHolyMajorsNewsAimFollowingNeighborGods WillOne WayHotelInterpretationFlexibleRocketsCartsDonkeyInfidelSummaryMortarHoly BooksLove Your NeighborRigs Author:Scott Adams
“On a daily basis, my home life is very simple. I spend about 2 hours every morning reading the newspaper. As my two assistants will tell you, I don't come to work in the mornings, for two reasons. First, I want to be informed - that means I go through The New York Times every day, and then I watch some news on television. The second is, mornings are the best time to communicate with my clients abroad.” WantFirstsMeanTwoReasonHomeLife IsReadingHoursSimpleWatchesMorningNew YorkTelevisionNewsBasesCommunicateNewspapersEvery MorningClientsNew York TimesAssistantsBest TimesHome Life Author:I. M. Pei
“I don't get to watch a lot of TV. I just do all my news and reading and "Meet the Press," all that fun, exciting stuff.” ReadingFunStuffWatchesTvsNewsExcitingPresses Author:Graham Elliot
“Stop reading the news for a week; you will see that the world will turn from red to blue!” WorldTurnsReadingWeekNewsRedBlue Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“It's a new day: Full of promise and love. The only thing that can take away that great feeling is - reading the news or speaking to people.” PeopleFeelingsReadingPromiseNewsAnd LoveNew DayGreat Feelings Author:Bob Saget
“Sundays are a good day to look at the limitless possibilities of the week ahead. The key is to prolong that feeling by not reading the news.” LooksFeelingsReadingWeekPossibilityKeysNewsSundayLimitlessGood DayLimitless Possibilities Author:Bob Saget
“At the end of the day, I'm reading the news. I'm not digging ditches. I'm not fighting fires. It's a long day, and it's a lot of responsibility, and it can be a little bewildering sometimes with the schedule. But, you know, it's a job, and they pay me well to do a job.” KnowsWellsLittlesLongEndsSometimesJobsFightingReadingPayResponsibilityFireNewsThe End Of The DaySchedulesDiggingLong DayDigging Ditches Author:Lester Holt
“I'm steeped in the news because I enjoy the news - I like reading papers, I like reading the blogs, I love talking to newsmakers and pundits, for that matter, about their opinions. I'm an information gatherer by nature, so that's what attracted me about this industry.” MatterReadingEnjoyTalkingOpinionInformationIndustryPaperNewsPapersBlogsPundits Author:Megyn Kelly
“When you're reading the news and sometimes you just think, "How bad can things get"?” ThinkingSometimesReadingNews Author:John Gallagher, Jr.
“The U.S. is telling the Northern Alliance to kill Taliban prisoners. It's totally a breach of all the known conventions of war. Western television networks aren't showing this, but Arab networks are showing how prisoners are being killed and what's being done to them. Instead, we're shown scenes that are deliberately created for the Western media: a few women without the veil, a woman reading the news on Kabul television, and 150 people cheering.” PeopleWarDoneReadingKnownMediaTelevisionSceneNewsWesternPrisonerCheerConventionsVeilsAlliancesTalibanBeing DoneBreachKabulWestern Media Author:Tariq Ali
“Being aware is a lot more than just reading a couple of news articles and talking about it on your preferred social network.” ReadingSocialTalkingCoupleNewsArticlesSocial Network Author:Noelle Scaggs
“I'm very always saddened by the fact that people aren't buying newspapers. They may be reading the news online, but the depth, width, breadth of what we really need to understand in the world, to be informed and engaged, I think that's sometimes challenged.” PeopleThinkingWorldNeedsMaySometimesFactsReadingNewsDepthNewspapersEngagedBuyingOnlineBreadthSaddenedWidth Author:Kathy Eldon
“Literature is news that stays news.” BookInspirationReadingLiteratureNewsPoundsBest Literature Author:Ezra Pound
“Americans reading the paper, listening to the news every single day, and all you hear is things are getting worse and worse. And that has a psychological effect on consumer confidence. That's what consumer confidence is.” ReadingEffectsListeningPaperNewsPsychologicalConsumersConsumer Confidence Author:Howard Schultz
“It's really unfair to working women in America who read celebrity news and think, 'Why can't I lose weight when I've had a baby?' Well, everyone you're reading about has money for a trainer and a chef. That doesn't make it realistic.” ThinkingWellsAmericaReadingLosesMoneyBabyNewsWeightRealisticUnfairChefTrainersLose WeightWorking Women Author:Rachel Zoe
“There are things that are more important than the news and what’s happening today. There are these archetypes which are part of the human imagination since humans were presumably imaginative. And I think that’s what [people] find touching, these eternal ideas. It’s one of the things that makes fantasy something that tends to stand the test of time because we’re reading, 50 years later, The Lord of the Rings.” PeopleThinkingYearsHumansImportantIdeasTodayReadingImaginationLordFantasyEternalNewsHappeningsTestsRingsTouchingImaginativeArchetypeHuman ImaginationTest Of Time Author:Clive Barker
“When you read to a child, when you put a book in a child's hands, you are bringing that child news of the infinitely varied nature of life. You are an awakener.” ChildrenBookHandsReadingNews Author:Paula Fox
“The good news (for writers) is that this means that ebooks on computers are more likely to be an enticement to buy the printed book (which is, after all, cheap, easily had, and easy to use) than a substitute for it. You can probably read just enough of the book off the screen to realize you want to be reading it on paper.” WantMeanBookEnoughUseReadingEasyRealizingPaperComputerNewsScreensSubstitutesGood NewsPrintedEnticementPrinted Books Author:Cory Doctorow
“Anyone buying this book is going to be out a tidy sum if he is sucked in by the title. I wish I could write a real sexy book that would be barred from the mails. Apparently nothing whets a reader's appetite for literature more than the news that the author has been thrown into a federal pokey for disturbing the libido of millions of Americans.” IfsWritingHas BeensBookRealWould BeFunnyReadingLiteratureWishMillionsReaderNewsSexyTitlesBuyingThrownAppetiteMailReading BooksDisturbingTidyLibido Author:Groucho Marx