I wasn't able to do much reading when I was chairman of the Reserve Board. The workload was too large, and the luxury of reading was not available to me. So I caught up a good deal when I left office.
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Read as much as you can, and then sit down and write.
When I traveled as secretary of state, I was deluged with thick briefing books full of information about the politics, economy, and culture of each destination, so those took up most of my reading time.
Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.
I was reading five or six years ahead of my grade during public school. I was pretty bored. I made a contract with some of my teachers that if I didn't ask too many questions, I could work in the back of the room.
I was always taught that book keeping was more relevant than book reading. The only thing worth reading was meant to be a balance sheet.
I read all the time. People ask, 'Do you read while you work?' And I say, 'I better.' I take two or three years to finish one of my enormous books, and I can't go that long without reading.
It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.
If you have read me for any length of time, you know I am less than enthralled with much of what passes for financial news.
It's nice to know that what you're doing is being read and enjoyed by a good deal of people.
I practice reading all the time. I read everything and having so many scripts to read, which really helps out as well.
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