Knowledge : (694) " I always individuate myself from other writers who say they would die if they couldn’t write. For me, I’d die if I couldn’t read. " - Junot Diaz " Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word ‘census,’ and people fall asleep. " - Aaron Sorkin " I am an avid reader. " - June Squibb " First of all, tabloid stories are some of the richest and most important stories that we have. There’s nothing wrong, per se, with tabloid stories. " - Errol Morris " Hubble isn’t just a satellite; it’s about humanity’s quest for knowledge. " - John M. Grunsfeld " Pleasures take to themselves wings and fly away; true knowledge remains forever. " - Dorothea Dix " I majored in English in college, so I read the classic dystopian novels like ‘1984’ and ‘Brave New World.’ " - Lois Lowry " I read Freud because I find him an excellent writer… a writer of police thrillers that can be followed with great passion. " - Italo Calvino " I’m against ignorance. " - Herman Kahn " I want to be able to supply the knowledge that transgender women need in order to live peacefully and become accepted among all men and women. " - Carmen Carrera