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book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. Charles Dickens
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book easy easy-to-get
It is always easy to shut a book, but not quite so easy to get rid of a lettered coxcomb.
book names want
If a book really wants the patronage of a great name, it is a bad book; and if it be a good book, it wants it not.
book writing mirrors
That an author's work is the mirror of his mind is a position that has led to very false conclusions. If Satan himself were to write a book it would be in praise of virtue, because the good would purchase it for use, and the bad for ostentation.
book healing good-friend
Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.
book reading fire
It can't be supposed," said Joe. "Tho' I'm oncommon fond of reading, too." Are you, Joe?" Oncommon. Give me," said Joe, "a good book, or a good newspaper, and sit me down afore a good fire, and I ask no better. Lord!" he continued, after rubbing his knees a little, "when you do come to a J and a O, and says you, 'Here, at last, is a J-O, Joe,' how interesting reading is!
language english-language programming-languages
In English every word can be verbed. Alan Perlis
language individual should
Language should fulfill your individual existence as a wholesome human being... Language should be more than just getting by. Chogyam Trungpa
language feels i-can
I can feel the power of the words doing the work. Must trust language more. Antony Sher
language guides insight
Of course language is not an infallible guide, but it contains, with all its defects, a good deal of stored insight and experience. C. S. Lewis
language film boring
Well, visual language is another boring discussion about the nature of film. Alan Rudolph
language building programming
Lisp isn't a language, it's a building material. Alan Kay
language
My language is the sum total of myself. Charles Sanders Peirce
language humans
God gave humans language so they could conceal their thoughts from one another. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
language speak knowledge-and-experience
Knowledge and Experience do not necessarily speak the same language. Benjamin Hoff
life-is existence meaningless
life is meaningless unless you bring meaning to it; ... it is up to us to create our own existence. Unless you do something, unless you make something it's as though you aren't there. Alan Alda
life-is-great life-is knows
Life is great-I wouldn't know what I'd do without it.
life-is whole-life whole
My whole life is my work. Chris Cleave
life-is affair current-affairs
Life is extremely short and you cannot dance to current affairs.
life-is-short goes-on causes
Life is short so go on and live it cause the chicks dig it. Chris Cagle
life-is-too-short half steps
I don’t do coupons or Reeboks. Life is too short to half-step. Eddie Huang
life-is paradox one-thing
So much of life is paradox. So much of life is neither one thing nor the other... it's both things at the same time. David Hyde Pierce
life-is projects do-it-yourself
Life is a do-it-for-others, do-it-yourself project. Denis Waitley
life-is-too-short long ive-learned
What I've learned is that life is too short and movies are too long. Denis Leary