Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't hit home runs. So I gave up reading.

Babe Ruth
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  3. We shouldn't teach great books we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement. - B.F. Skinner

  4. Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live. - Gustave Flaubert

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More Quotes By Babe Ruth
  1. Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

  2. It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

  3. Never allow the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game!

  4. Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

  5. It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.

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