Lord Acton Quotes

Read as much as you can, and then sit down and write.

When I was little, I thought everyone in the world liked to read because it was so fun. But then I realised that was not exactly true. I want other kids to read and write more all over the world, because it helps them to understand things better.

One can't write without having read - you have to read before beginning to write - and universities offer a very good opportunity to read.

I went to college, but I learned to write by reading - and writing.

Anyone who doesn't read doesn't have any business writing.

I do think observing is important in learning.

For those who are going to learn from books, learning the art of reading would seem to be indispensable.

Read, read read. Read everything.

A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

They know enough who know how to learn.

Never write on a subject until you have read yourself full of it.

Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius... he who reads in a proper spirit, can scarcely read too much.

Always educate yourself.

People who don't read seem to me mysterious. I don't know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education.

You learn to write by reading, and my experiences and tastes as a reader are pretty wide.

I really like knowledge and reading books and just generally immersing myself in information.

There's definitely a value in being literate.

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

Education is gathering information and reading... No human being can thrive without some form of education. How you get it is up to you - the important thing is that you get it.

The more one reads, the more one sees that one has to read.

I'm a voracious reader, I'm always studying.

I don't know what else teaches you as much as writing. Perhaps reading. So if I don't have one or the other in the course of the day, I feel old.

I love to read and learn.

It is only through reading that one can understand how people are smarter than you and what they have left behind for you.

I like to consume information. I like to learn.