Bob Greene Quotes

It's always better to have too much to read than not enough.

Writing was something I always liked, but it wasn't a career until I was laid off from my executive position in my 30s. I started a website because I was bored, unemployed and angry.

I always wanted to be a scientist. I don't really have any writer friends.

Science is organized knowledge.

Most of the cricketers are doing side businesses apart from playing the sport, so why should I be left behind. I feel there is a lot of money in making films, and since Punjabi cinema is doing good, this is a lucrative option for me.

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.

What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on.

Instead of having to be a member of the Royal Society to do science, the way you had to be in England in the 17th, 18th, centuries today pretty much anybody who wants to do it can, and the information that they need to do it is there.

I'm not a library.

The goal for me is to be as expansive as possible, and the Library of Congress offers so many resources.

I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.

In scientific subjects, the natural remedy for dogmatism has been found in research.

I opted for a freelance writing career. I was lucky enough to have the means to do it.

I like to engage the public because when I was in high school, I had all these questions about anti-matter, higher dimensions and time travel. Every time I went to the library, every time I asked people these questions, I would get some strange looks. Nobody could answer any of these questions.

In Japan, I have my own line of dinnerware, but I'm not aggressive about pursuing those projects.

We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.

Organize all the world’s information and make it universally accessible whatever the consequences

We now have access to so much information that we can find support for any prejudice or opinion.

With the profusion of images and the Internet, you can get any truth you want.

The difference between the headphones and making music, it's like, okay, I have a new business here that I'm proud of, but my soul still remains in the music-making process.

We love wine, and as with both Birdiebee and the beauty line, we consider these passion projects. When the right partners came to us for each of them, we knew the time was right.

I was always excited by the idea of having my own company, but models are rarely serious when they venture off into something else, be it acting, singing, or starting their own business.

I am into the candle business, have a home store, The White Window, and interior designing is my primary occupation, though writing now seems to have become better known.

In between acting, I'm still going to be doing modeling and different ventures.

The artist's business requires an involvement in practically everything... The total scope of information he receives day after day is of concern.