Ali Smith Quotes

I was so fortunate to be raised in a household filled with books and - as you might imagine to be the case in the Bush home - plenty of conversation.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book.

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.

One of the worst muddles of this age is its confusing of the ideas behind combative and cognitive activity. Cognition is not fighting, but once someone knows a lot, he will have much to fight for.

Read books and keep informed. The conversation can get old if you don't have some good new topics to bring to the table.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be no older ones. Literacy will be dead, and democracy - which many believe goes hand in hand with it - will be dead as well.

Reading taught me how to write.

The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.

Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.

I'll tell a young kid in a minute, 'If you don't know how to read, then what good is trying to be an MC?' Like, you can MC, but if you're not trying to be a better person, learn and apply that to your MCing, then how far do you think you're really going to go?

The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners.

Scientia is knowledge. It is only in the popular mind that it is equated with facts.

Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things.

I think reading is important for a variety of things. I mean, first of all, it's a way to get information and find out what's going on in the world. But also, it helps your imagination.

The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy.

Truthfully, without over-egging it, as I often do, the library and journalism, those things made me who I am.

Read books. They are good for us.

Wherever I am, I take books, not novels.