Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Patterson

Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited.

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass

Spike Jonze

Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to say, 'That was wrong! They didn't get that right!' They're storytellers themselves. They're critics. They're going to have the critical opinion.

Kids are not interested in taking their summer vacation to start thinking about back-to-school wardrobes, supplies and book bags.

I would say that more and more women are wearing boots 12 months of the year.

Jojo Moyes

I wrote three books before I got one published. Most writers do. Have faith, and know that with each work you are getting better.

William Rehnquist

I wrote this book for a sense of personal satisfaction. Just like taking a good photograph or painting a picture or playing a good golf game or something, it's the thing in itself that justifies it.

Terry McMillan

I wrote the book in order to give myself permission,

Len Deighton

I wrote my first books the way people would write science fiction, because they gave me much more latitude to invent situations.

Kevin Spacey

I write a lot about my experiences and the people I meet. I've got a lot of material. But a book about me? It seems sort of odd.

Just look at the shelves of any bookstore in any airport, and you see how much people love crime and mysteries, how much they love solving puzzles.

Kathleen Norris

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier

Just the child seeing a parent with a book or a newspaper, or reading a recipe or a book on how to repair a car encourages their children to want to read.

John Archibald (in the book as well as in real life) is a big, important part of the yard.

Joe's decision ... is a great boon for our business. Frankly, it made little sense to me that he left in the first place.

Emerson Spartz

J.K. Rowling called in May to invite me to her house and interview her on the day of the new book's release, ... I had to stay up all night to read through the entire book in time for the interview.

I talked it over with (assistant coach) Jake Carr up in the booth and with our guys. We didn't have a lot of gas left so we decided to go for the win.

Lord Byron

I take the view, and always have, that if you cannot say what you are going to say in 20 minutes you ought to go away and write a book about it.

I think its a brilliant strategy. Make small improvements that will boost sales even 4 to 5 percent over the next few years and that could lead to a dramatic turnaround for the company,

Galway Kinnell

I think it might help to keep his memory vivid, ... People might be led from one book to the other.

I think it hurt them more than us because we were able to take their elite scorer out of the game. That was a boost for us. And we just decided, hey, this is the time to turn it up.

Jessica Lynch

I think I provided a way to boost everybody's confidence about the war,

Jonah Lomu

It annoys me when people who don't know what they're talking about boo the referee.

Tommy Bowden

It always helps to win that last one. It boosts morale and gives you a lift going into the off-season.

I actually wrote it down when Jamie said that. I'm going to use it in my book someday ? if I ever write a book.

Ichiro Suzuki

I actually welcome boos as part of the game. I really love to see that from my opponent's fans. Last night, I think that those fans didn't boo hard enough.

I actually thought he played pretty well for a guy who had one practice under his belt. I think that has to be a boost for our team.

He can really shoot it, so it's going to help stretch out defenses. We're excited to get him back, and it will be a big boost to our squad.

He definitely has the hot hand right now. He's booming with confidence. He's so determined to not lose; he's willing himself to make these saves.

Have you tried to book a vacation around the holidays lately? You have to do it six months in advance.

Bob Feller

He kept harping about 'What rules don't they know?' And I said, 'The entire rule book is something that they just don't know, that they should know.' He got a little testy about it and he said, 'If you don't like it, hang up' -- which I did.

Jorge Garcia

He just came out with his shotgun and went boom boom.

Jean Harlow

HARLOW: "I was reading a book the other day . . . the guy said machinery is going to take the place of every profession."/ DRESSLER: "Oh, my dear, that's something you'll never have to worry about.