"Of course we all know people who aren't cut out for college, but I know it's a mistake to think of education only as a route to a better career. Reading books, studying history - all these things contribute to making us better citizens, too."

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Source : "Ask the Author Live: Rebecca Mead". Live chat, www.newyorker.com. May 28, 2010.

Rebecca Mead

#Mistake Quotes #Book Quotes #Reading Quotes

“If you're going to school, you should do what you enjoy.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I used to be an athlete and even ran the 400 metre stretch for Tamil Nadu. I have always been active.”
“miracles had to be paid for; only calamity was free.”
“I'm really just tryna bring it home for my city, I'm trying so hard to be the best I can be on every record I do, every feature I do and every different city I go to.”
“In real life, good people die all the time and a**holes can live long and happy lives. It's a crapshoot.”
“Today the tyrant rules not by club or fist, but disguised as a market researcher, he shepherds his flocks in the ways of utility and comfort.”
“If you are curious, you will learn. If you are desperate, you will discover.”
“I don't define myself as an actor at all. Nor is that my greatest passion in life by any stretch of the imagination.”

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