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Quotes by Roger Ebert - (20 quotes)

Roger Ebert - From the Books category:

An honest bookstore would post the following sign above its 'self-help' section: 'For true self-help, please visit our philosophy, literature, history and science sections. Find yourself a good book, read it, and think about it. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Curiosity category:

What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: Curious and teachable. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Dreams category:

The moment a man stops dreaming is the moment he petrifies inside... (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Education category:

Of all the purposes of education, I think the most useful is this: It prepares you to keep yourself entertained... (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Emotion category:

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Freedom category:

Of what use is freedom of speech to those who fear to offend? (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Gratitude category:

I am grateful for the gifts of intelligence, love, wonder and laughter. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Greatness category:

Every great film should seem new every time you see it. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Happiness category:

To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Importance category:

A corner is important. It provides privacy and an anchor and lets you exist independently of the room. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Life category:

I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Limitations category:

We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Muse category:

The Muse visits during the process of creation, not before. Don't wait for her. Start alone. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Religion category:

The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't change your mind, because God sure isn't going to change His. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Religion category:

All I require of a religion is that it be tolerant of those who do not agree with it. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Research category:

Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Standards category:

No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Subject category:

It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Symbols category:

If you have to ask what it symbolizes, it didn't. (Roger Ebert)

Roger Ebert - From the Words category:

Why do I think reading is important? It is such an effective medium between mind and mind. We think largely in words. A medium made only of words doesn't impose the barrier of any other medium. (Roger Ebert)