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My father insisted that I read history books in my spare time, and that shaped my life in many ways.

— Mampho Brescia

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People say I appear unfriendly, but I’m really not – I think I’m one of the friendliest people in the world.

Whether you’re selling your soul, body or mind, we’ve all found ourselves in a race where everybody is selling something in exchange for that soft life.

I was fascinated by people appearing on the screen, and I loved the escapism that it gave me.

My advice to other moms would be… to cherish every moment and become aware of the great responsibility we have as first educators of the next generation.

Being a mom is… a wonderful gift and an opportunity to appreciate unconditional love.

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

It is not in the books of the Philosophers, but in the religious symbolism of the Ancients, that we must look for the footprints of Science, and re-discover the Mysteries of Knowledge.

Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871)

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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