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A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems. And not only so. It gives a relish, and facility, for successfully pursuing the [yet] unsolved ones.
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Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
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An American has invented a remote control that will turn off any telly within a 20ft radius. What a marvellous device! What a splendid invention! What a really helpful and improving way of devoting your time to building something that turns off culture. Next week, I'm instigating Burn a Book Week, to encourage even more conversation. I've come up with a fantastic little device which I'll call a box of matches.
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Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
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Some men are more interesting than their books but my book is more interesting than its man.
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Music knows no barrier of age or culture. It isn’t about being politically correct or even making a statement. Music is what appeals to the ears and touches your soul.
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The Civic Culture (and The Civic Culture Revisited) remains the best study of comparative political culture in our time.
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In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.
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I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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The outcome of this culture of discrimination is that young people are routinely denied the roles in society they can, should, and need to be occupying.
