Michael Dirda Quotes

The older I get, the more my curiosity grows, and every book I write is a new exploration.

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.

I was on my own at Wellesley, surrounded by a lot of young women who were motivated and intellectually curious. I started to read because I was required to do so for class, but I soon found myself enjoying the seclusion of the library. I came to see reading as an important way to learn about people, including myself.

But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library.

We read books to find out who we are.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

I would be a poorer person if the only things I knew were what I had found out for myself.

I'm not an expert, but I want to be.

A good education should leave much to be desired.

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.

Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.

Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.

There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.

I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.

Libraries raised me.

Books are challenging and inspirational to me.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.

When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

I want to keep learning, keep exploring, keep doing more.

I read many things. I read to fill in my knowledge of the world.

Try to put well in practice what you already know. In so doing, you will, in good time, discover the hidden things you now inquire about.

I am a teacher and the reason I'm a teacher is because I'm learning as hard as I can. I'm not any different from anybody else. I am searching and having some success finding answers.