the first rule of reading

If I was going to create a list of rules for reading, rule number 1 would be always read with a pen in hand.  You never know when a life changing sentence will come along.  Inspiration can be fleeting, so if you are going to read, be prepared to make note of what speaks to you. 

I have a growing list of quotes from books, articles and magazines.  Some quotes are from works of fiction, most are from great leaders and thinkers, but all of them resonate with the way I see the world.   I'm not sure which quotes remind me of what I think and which have actively shape my thinking.  Truth is, it doesn't matter.  What does matter is that this list of quotes is my way of taking (some may call it stealing) from the artists, thinkers, speakers and leaders who have come before me and using them for my own devices.