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In universities and intellectual circles, academics can guarantee themselves popularity -- or, which is just as satisfying, unpopularity -- by being opinionated rather than by being learned. A. N. Wilson  
A highbrow is the kind of person who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso. A. P. Herbert 1890-1971, British Author, Politician 
Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other favourites of the nursery. A. S. W. Rosenbach  
Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. Abigail Adams 1744-1818, American Letter Writer 
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance. Abigail Van Buren American Journalist, Columnist 
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. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865, Sixteenth President of the USA 
The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. Adlai E. Stevenson 1900-1965, American Lawyer, Politician 
The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions. Adlai E. Stevenson 1900-1965, American Lawyer, Politician 
It is always in season for old men to learn. Aeschylus BC 525-456, Greek Dramatist 
Slow and steady wins the race. Aesop 620-560 BC, Greek Fabulist 
The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation. Aharon Appelfeld 1932-, Israeli Novelist 
I've always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best. Akeem Olajuwon American Basketball Player 
The intellect is weak; it has no power except over what is as weak as itself. Al-Nuri  
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have. Alan Bennett 1934-, British Playwright 
Spel chekers, hoo neeeds em? Alan James Bean  
A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images. Albert Camus 1913-1960, French Existential Writer 
Intelligence appears to be the thing that enables a man to get along without education. Education enables a man to get along without the use of his intelligence. Albert Edward Wiggam  
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist 
We should take care not to make the intellect our god: it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. Albert Einstein 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist 
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist 
The words of language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought. The physical entities which seem to serve as elements in thought are certain signs and more or less clear images. Albert Einstein 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist 
The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown. Albert Einstein 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist 
I have little patience with scientists who take a board of wood, look for its thinnest part, and drill a great number of holes where drilling is easy. Albert Einstein 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist 
As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible but more mysterious. Albert Schweitzer 1875-1965, German Born Medical Missionary, Theologian, Musician, and Philosopher 
Man is an intelligence, not served by, but in servitude to his organs. Aldous Huxley 1894-1963, British Author 
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain; And drinking largely sobers us again. Alexander Pope 1688-1744, British Poet, Critic, Translator 
Two purposes in human nature rule. Self-love to urge, and reason to restrain. Alexander Pope 1688-1744, British Poet, Critic, Translator 
In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them. Alexis De Tocqueville 1805-1859, French Social Philosopher 
The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express. Alexis De Tocqueville 1805-1859, French Social Philosopher 
Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended. Alfred North Whitehead 1861-1947, British Mathematician, Philosopher 
Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language. Alfred North Whitehead 1861-1947, British Mathematician, Philosopher 
The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency --the belief that the here and now is all there is. Allan Bloom 1930-1992, American Educator, Author 
The most important function of the university in an age of reason is to protect reason from itself. Allan Bloom 1930-1992, American Educator, Author 
In the electronic age, books, words and reading are not likely to remain sufficiently authoritative and central to knowledge to justify literature. Alvin Kernan 1923-, American Educator 
Learning. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious. Ambrose Bierce 1842-1914, American Author, Editor, Journalist, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' 
Patience. A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue. Ambrose Bierce 1842-1914, American Author, Editor, Journalist, ''The Devil's Dictionary'' 
The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell. American Proverb Sayings of American Origin 
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit. Amos Bronson Alcott 1799-1888, American Educator, Social Reformer 
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. Amos Bronson Alcott 1799-1888, American Educator, Social Reformer 
All books are either dreams or swords. Amy Lowell 1874-1925, American Poet, Critic 
For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men lived and worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives. Amy Lowell 1874-1925, American Poet, Critic 
Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason. Andre Gide 1869-1951, French Author 
In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people. Andre Maurois 1885-1967, French Writer 
What is the most precious, the most exciting smell awaiting you in the house when you return to it after a dozen years or so? The smell of roses, you think? No, moldering books. Andre Sinyavsky  
Undernourished, intelligence becomes like the bloated belly of a starving child: swollen, filled with nothing the body can use. Andrea Dworkin 1946-, American Feminist Critic 
Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it. Andrea Dworkin 1946-, American Feminist Critic 
I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction. Aneurin Bevan 1897-1960, British Labor Politician 
Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms. Angela Carter 1940-1992, British Author 
The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just. Anita Brookner 1938-, British Novelist, Art Historian 
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach-waiting for a gift from the sea. Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1906-, American Author 



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