You are the same today that you are going to be in five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read.

Quote by Charles Jones

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Leaders are Readers

Leaders are Readers

You are the same today that you are going to be in five years from...

You are the same today that you are going to be in five years from...

It wasn't until the Nobel Prize that they really thawed out. They couldn't understand my...

It wasn't until the Nobel Prize that they really thawed out. They couldn't understand my...

I think the adjective ''post-modernist'' really means ''mannerist.'' Books about books is fun but frivolous.

I think the adjective ''post-modernist'' really means ''mannerist.'' Books about books is fun but frivolous.

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

We go to school to learn to work hard for money. I write books and...

We go to school to learn to work hard for money. I write books and...

He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: It fascinated people, they sometimes bought...

He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: It fascinated people, they sometimes bought...

Until I became a published writer, I remained completely ignorant of books on how to...

Until I became a published writer, I remained completely ignorant of books on how to...

Joey: Beth is really sick, I don't think they can do anything for her. Rachel:...

Joey: Beth is really sick, I don't think they can do anything for her. Rachel:...

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race...

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race...

My books are very few, but then the world is before me - a library...

My books are very few, but then the world is before me - a library...

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

This budget is like an Enron budget -- smoke the numbers, cook the books, hide...

This budget is like an Enron budget -- smoke the numbers, cook the books, hide...

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it...

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it...

A good book praises itself

A good book praises itself

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands...

A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands...