Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Literary PreferenceAuthorsBooks There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.
BooksKnowledgeEducation 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.
BooksKnowledgeLegacyValue Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
BooksKnowledgeDiscoverySelf-ImprovementAppreciation The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
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.
BooksReadingKnowledgeTime Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
BooksFriendshipHumor Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
FamilyBooksIndependencePersonal 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.
