Errol Morris Quotes

Now, my mom did not read well and she read 'True Romance' magazines, but she read with me. And she would spend 30 minutes a day, her finger going along the page, and I learned to read. Eventually, by the time I was four and a half, she could iron and I could sit there and read the 'True Romance.' And that was wonderful.

Once upon a time, I sat in my mother's lap as she turned the pages of Golden Books, and I gradually learned to read.

If you sit down and read with your kid, either having your child read to you or you reading to your child at a regular time each day, it deepens the relationship. You don't have to talk about stuff; the story will do that work for you.

In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.

With reading, I was very lucky. I had a mother who read to me, not because she had time - she was a busy woman - but she found 10 minutes to come and sit on my bed with a book.

People choose to read, and it takes effort. It's not one of those hobbies that asks nothing of the person who is doing it. It's more than a hobby.

I still believe that sitting down and reading a book is the best way to really learn something.

I'm not really a good reader. What I mean is, I think I'm not one of those people who can read a story and analyze it just like that.

The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is a pleasurable activity.

I practice reading all the time. I read everything and having so many scripts to read, which really helps out as well.

Reading with my children is incredibly important to me and a wonderful way to spend time together as a family, exploring magical worlds through books and stories.

Read, read, read, read and then read some more.

We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.

Why on earth should I care whether people read me with their eyes or their ears?

If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.

I teach for the Book Trust, which promotes reading and writing with children.

I'm a voice for children's books and children's reading.

As a father, I understand the importance of the bond that develops through reading picture books with your child.

My mother taught me to read.

I was one of those children they used to call 'readers.'

I read to my kid, but I can't stand reading.

Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.

I read to my children, and now they love to read. I encourage parents to carve out just 20 minutes a day. It helps you learn more about them, and really opens the door for you to speak into their life!

If we talk about literacy, we have to talk about how to enhance our children's mastery over the tools needed to live intelligent, creative, and involved lives.