Peggy Noonan Quotes

Books are men of higher stature.

Good books are as friends, willing to give to us if we are willing to make a little effort.

Half my life is in book's written pages. Live and learn from fools and from sages.

Do you wish to learn? There are books that can teach you anything, and there is no cheaper form of education, nor one whose effects are more lasting. My education came from books, and they have been my companions by many campfires, in bunkhouses, ships' forecastles, in hotels and on planes. No matter where you find me, I am never far from a book.

An honest bookstore would post the following sign above its 'self-help' section: 'For true self-help, please visit our philosophy, literature, history and science sections, find yourself a good book, read it, and think about it.

A book is valuable not only for what it says but for what it makes you think, or causes you to remember. No matter what you wish to do or become there are books to teach you, help you, guide you.

I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.

The value of a good education has never left me.

Read books. They are good for us.

Reading is a huge part of life.

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.

Educate yourself: Read up on current events and books.

I read books by other coaches all the time.

Throughout my career as a lawyer, teacher and labor leader, books have remained my constant companion - stuffed into a briefcase, overflowing on my bedside table, stacked on my desk at work. Books have carried me to distant worlds, opened new doors and made me feel empathy, compassion, anger, fear, joy, acceptance - and everything in between.

The important thing is that you 'read!'

If I am at home I'll put 'Tipping Point' on and will always learn something from it.

He fed his spirit with the bread of books

I read books and talked to people. I mean that's kind of how one learns anything. There's lots of great books out there & lots of smart people.

If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.

Each book can make a life or a fragment of it more beautiful.

Everything which is good in me should be credited to books.

Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary. We must not permit anything to stand between us and the book that could change our lives.

Ordinary people have big TVs. Extraordinary people have big libraries.

Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you're a bit larger than you used to be.

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.