Quote of the day, May 21

Stephen King, on writing

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”

Quote of the day, May 20

Charles Kuralt, on libraries

“I remember being in the public library and my jaw just aching as I looked around at all those books I wanted to read.

Quote of the day, May 19

Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), on writing

“So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.”

Quote of the day, May 18

Bill Cosby, on success

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

Quote of the day, May 17

Nelson Mandela, on education

“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination.

Quote of the day, May 16

Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson

“You may be whatever you resolve to be.”

Quote of the day, May 15

Ansel Adams, on photography

“You don’t take a photograph. You make it.”

Quote of the day, May 14

Harold Evans, on journalism

“In journalism it is simpler to sound off than it is to find out.

Quote of the day, May 13

James A. Garfield, on education

“Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.”

Quote of the day, May 12

Aristotle, on happiness

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”