
The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
-- Magic Johnson, basketball legend
I had to train myself to focus my attention. I became very visual and learned how to create mental images in order to comprehend what I read.
-- Tom Cruise, actor
You should prefer a good scientist without literary abilities than a literate one without scientific skills.
-- Leonardo da Vinci