Bertolt Brecht Quotes

Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.

The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

read thousands of books and I will power myself with knowledge. Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism.

Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.

I wish I had known that education is the key. That knowledge is power. Now I pick up books and watch educational shows with my husband. I'm seeing how knowledge can elevate you.

Books are the greatest weapons against the assholes of the world.

Freedmen have the natural thirst for knowledge, aspire to power and influence… coupled with learning, and are excited by the special study of books.

People believe in the power of education to change lives.

Let us pick up our books and pencils. They are our most powerful weapon.

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

My dream is to empower myself with education, and then it is a weapon.

With one day's reading a man may have the key in his hands.

Reading is important. If you know how to read then the whole world opens up to you

A fondness for reading, which, properly directed, must be an education in itself.

Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.

My alma mater was books, a good library.

Books are what you step on to take you to a higher shelf. The higher your stack of books, the higher the shelf you can reach. Want to reach higher? Stack some more books under your feet! Reading is what brings us to new knowledge. It opens new doors. It helps us understand mysteries. It lets us hear from successful people. Reading is what takes us down the road in our journey. Everything you need for a better future and success has already been written.

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.

If you can read, you can find books on anything you want. You can self-educate even if you can't afford to go to school.

If one reads enough books, one has a fighting chance.

Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment. Books, in all forms, play an essential role here.

Give yourself unto reading. The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own. You need to read. . . . We are quite persuaded that the very best way for you to be spending your leisure time, is to be either reading or praying. You may get much instruction from books which afterwards you may use as a true weapon in your Lord and Master’s service. Paul cries, “Bring the books” — join in the cry.

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

My mom used to tell me that the most valuable thing she owned was her library card. We were poor, but that's not what she was talking about. My mom knew that education opened doors and opened minds.