Quotes of Primer - somelinesforyou

“ Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it. ”

- John Hersey

“ Leaders are readers. ”

- Charles ‘Tremendous’ Jones

“ You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story-a beginning, a middle, and an end. ”

- Len Wein

“ The left and the right can do the same thing. The Net can do the same thing for racists as it did for the Dean campaign. Treating your readers not as readers but as participants is a really good way of creating community and getting supporters. ”

- David Weinberger

“ The schoolmaster is abroad! And I trust to him armed with his primer against the soldier in full military array. ”

- Jeremy Bentham

“ The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best. ”

- Chris Van Allsburg

“ Stress won't go away if an unresolved conflict exists. It's like painting primer over rotting wood. ”

- Scott Morton

“ I'm no advertising genius. I found that if you deliver news and information to the consumer, or the reader, then the advertisers will follow to reach those readers. ”

- Al Neuharth

“ I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And especially the readers that write to me. They're my parish. And it's a responsibility that I enjoy. ”

- Andrew Greeley

“ Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap. Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges. Let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in almanacs. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in the courts of justice… ”

- Abraham Lincoln

“ Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it. ”

- John Hersey

“ Leaders are readers. ”

- Charles ‘Tremendous’ Jones

“ You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story-a beginning, a middle, and an end. ”

- Len Wein

“ The left and the right can do the same thing. The Net can do the same thing for racists as it did for the Dean campaign. Treating your readers not as readers but as participants is a really good way of creating community and getting supporters. ”

- David Weinberger

“ The schoolmaster is abroad! And I trust to him armed with his primer against the soldier in full military array. ”

- Jeremy Bentham

“ The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best. ”

- Chris Van Allsburg

“ Stress won't go away if an unresolved conflict exists. It's like painting primer over rotting wood. ”

- Scott Morton

“ I'm no advertising genius. I found that if you deliver news and information to the consumer, or the reader, then the advertisers will follow to reach those readers. ”

- Al Neuharth

“ I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And especially the readers that write to me. They're my parish. And it's a responsibility that I enjoy. ”

- Andrew Greeley

“ Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap. Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges. Let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in almanacs. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in the courts of justice… ”

- Abraham Lincoln
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