(15 quotes found)
“The reason Martin studied Japanese is because orchestra members teased him that he was illiterate in seven languages. He knew a little bit of French; he knew a little bit of Russian; he knew a little bit of Italian, but none well at all. They teased him, so he studied Japanese, because it was the hardest language.”
Carrie Smith
“A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.”
Mark Twain
“Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.”
Gore Vidal
“He that said the pen is mightier than the sword has never been stabbed. He that said the sword is mightier than the pen is one illiterate brute.”
Dedrick D. L. Pitter
“I've heard that, but since I'm computer illiterate I don't know how it all works. But since I'm on Prodigy tonight, I'm learning a lot through my typist, Peter.”
Bobby Sherman
