Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Books Quotes
AuthorsBooksLiterary Preference There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.
BooksGeneticsInterestScience I've always been interested in science - one of my favourite books is James Watson's 'Molecular Biology of the Gene.'
BooksFoundationKnowledge I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
BooksEducationKnowledge After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books. The true university of these days is a collection of books.
BooksKnowledgePerseverance Whether I'm at the office, at home, or on the road, I always have a stack of books I'm looking forward to reading.
BooksKnowledgeLegacyValue Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
BooksFriendshipHumor Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
BooksContentKnowledgeLiterature Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by the manner in which they are treated.
BooksFamilyIndependencePersonal Growth And when I was young, my family was perfectly nice. I write a lot about it, as you noticed. But it was rather limited. I think, I don't think anyone in my family would really feel I'd done them an injustice by saying that. We didn't see many people. There were many books. It was as if I wanted to get away from home.
AppreciationBooksDiscoveryKnowledgeSelf-Improvement The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
