Quote of the Day People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for. Harper Lee Powerful , Tkam , People Harper Lee (1970). “To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.46, Dramatic Publishing 49 Copy quote You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Harper Lee Powerful , Positivity , Sunshine Harold Bloom, Harper Lee (2010). “Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.81, Infobase Publishing 135 Copy quote The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. Harper Lee Honesty , Powerful , Integrity To Kill a Mockingbird ch. 11 (1960) 31 Copy quote As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal. Harper Lee Inspiring , Growing Up , Eye "Harper Lee Gets a Request for a Photo; Offers Important Life Advice Instead (2006)". www.openculture.com. July 27, 2015. 49 Copy quote Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Harper Lee Inspirational , Courage , Perseverance "To Kill a Mockingbird". Book by Harper Lee, community.sparknotes.com. July 11, 1960. 49 Copy quote Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends. Harper Lee Dirty , Prejudice , Common "Go Set a Watchman". Book by Harper Lee, July 14, 2015. 29 Copy quote Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. Harper Lee Wisdom , Heart , Garden FaceBook post by Harper Lee from Apr 21, 2015 50 Copy quote A man can condemn his enemies, but it's wiser to know them. Harper Lee Men , Enemy , Wiser "Go Set A Watchman, Atticus Finch & Killing Your Idols" by Genna Rivieccio, theopiatemagazine.com. August 10, 2015. 11 Copy quote It's not necessary to tell all you know. Harper Lee Knows , Calpurnia , Ladylike Harold Bloom, Harper Lee (2010). “Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.45, Infobase Publishing 33 Copy quote Don't you study about other folks's business till you take care of your own. Harper Lee Care , Study , Take Care 8 Copy quote You see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that's the way I want to live. Harper Lee Want , Way Harold Bloom, Harper Lee (2010). “Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.42, Infobase Publishing 5 Copy quote You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. Harper Lee Shoes , Walks , Persons 8 Copy quote Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing. Harper Lee Knowing , Born 14 Copy quote Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of another... There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results. Harper Lee God , Men , Tkam "To Kill a Mockingbird". Book by Harper Lee, July 11, 1960. 41 Copy quote Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books. Instant information is not for me. I prefer to search library stacks because when I work to learn something, I remember it. And, Oprah, can you imagine curling up in bed to read a computer? Weeping for Anna Karenina and being terrified by Hannibal Lecter, entering the heart of darkness with Mistah Kurtz, having Holden Caulfield ring you up — some things should happen on soft pages, not cold metal. Harper Lee Book , Heart , Phones 39 Copy quote Things are always better in the morning. Harper Lee Morning , Optimistic , Positivity 29 Copy quote The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that. Harper Lee Bible , Christian , Book 77 Copy quote It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike--in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. Harper Lee Mockingbird , Folks , Knows Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 20 Copy quote It's better to be silent than to be a fool. Harper Lee Fool , Silent 11 Copy quote Things are never as bad as they seem. Harper Lee Mockingbird , Seems , Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 10 Copy quote Try fighting with your head for a change... it's a good one, even if it does resist learning. Harper Lee Fighting , Trying , Doe Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 8 Copy quote People in their right minds never take pride in their talents. Harper Lee Powerful , Pride , Tkam Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 19 Copy quote There are some men in this world who are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father's one of them. Harper Lee Jobs , Father , Men Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 11 Copy quote As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, he is trash. Harper Lee Respect , Black And White , Men To Kill a Mockingbird ch. 23 (1960) 45 Copy quote We're paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It's that simple. Harper Lee Powerful , Simple , Men 11 Copy quote People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for. Harper Lee Powerful , Tkam , People Harper Lee (1970). “To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.46, Dramatic Publishing 49 Copy quote People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Harper Lee Powerful , Positivity , Sunshine Harold Bloom, Harper Lee (2010). “Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.81, Infobase Publishing 135 Copy quote You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. Harper Lee Honesty , Powerful , Integrity To Kill a Mockingbird ch. 11 (1960) 31 Copy quote The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal. Harper Lee Inspiring , Growing Up , Eye "Harper Lee Gets a Request for a Photo; Offers Important Life Advice Instead (2006)". www.openculture.com. July 27, 2015. 49 Copy quote As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal. Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Harper Lee Inspirational , Courage , Perseverance "To Kill a Mockingbird". Book by Harper Lee, community.sparknotes.com. July 11, 1960. 49 Copy quote Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends. Harper Lee Dirty , Prejudice , Common "Go Set a Watchman". Book by Harper Lee, July 14, 2015. 29 Copy quote Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends. Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. Harper Lee Wisdom , Heart , Garden FaceBook post by Harper Lee from Apr 21, 2015 50 Copy quote Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. A man can condemn his enemies, but it's wiser to know them. Harper Lee Men , Enemy , Wiser "Go Set A Watchman, Atticus Finch & Killing Your Idols" by Genna Rivieccio, theopiatemagazine.com. August 10, 2015. 11 Copy quote A man can condemn his enemies, but it's wiser to know them. It's not necessary to tell all you know. Harper Lee Knows , Calpurnia , Ladylike Harold Bloom, Harper Lee (2010). “Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.45, Infobase Publishing 33 Copy quote It's not necessary to tell all you know. Don't you study about other folks's business till you take care of your own. Harper Lee Care , Study , Take Care 8 Copy quote Don't you study about other folks's business till you take care of your own. You see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that's the way I want to live. Harper Lee Want , Way Harold Bloom, Harper Lee (2010). “Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird”, p.42, Infobase Publishing 5 Copy quote You see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that's the way I want to live. You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. Harper Lee Shoes , Walks , Persons 8 Copy quote You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing. Harper Lee Knowing , Born 14 Copy quote Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing. Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of another... There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results. Harper Lee God , Men , Tkam "To Kill a Mockingbird". Book by Harper Lee, July 11, 1960. 41 Copy quote Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of another... There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results. Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books. Instant information is not for me. I prefer to search library stacks because when I work to learn something, I remember it. And, Oprah, can you imagine curling up in bed to read a computer? Weeping for Anna Karenina and being terrified by Hannibal Lecter, entering the heart of darkness with Mistah Kurtz, having Holden Caulfield ring you up — some things should happen on soft pages, not cold metal. Harper Lee Book , Heart , Phones 39 Copy quote Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books. Instant information is not for me. I prefer to search library stacks because when I work to learn something, I remember it. And, Oprah, can you imagine curling up in bed to read a computer? Weeping for Anna Karenina and being terrified by Hannibal Lecter, entering the heart of darkness with Mistah Kurtz, having Holden Caulfield ring you up — some things should happen on soft pages, not cold metal. Things are always better in the morning. Harper Lee Morning , Optimistic , Positivity 29 Copy quote Things are always better in the morning. The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that. Harper Lee Bible , Christian , Book 77 Copy quote The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that. It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike--in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. Harper Lee Mockingbird , Folks , Knows Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 20 Copy quote It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike--in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. It's better to be silent than to be a fool. Harper Lee Fool , Silent 11 Copy quote It's better to be silent than to be a fool. Things are never as bad as they seem. Harper Lee Mockingbird , Seems , Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 10 Copy quote Things are never as bad as they seem. Try fighting with your head for a change... it's a good one, even if it does resist learning. Harper Lee Fighting , Trying , Doe Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 8 Copy quote Try fighting with your head for a change... it's a good one, even if it does resist learning.

People in their right minds never take pride in their talents. Harper Lee Powerful , Pride , Tkam Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 19 Copy quote People in their right minds never take pride in their talents. There are some men in this world who are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father's one of them. Harper Lee Jobs , Father , Men Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” 11 Copy quote There are some men in this world who are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father's one of them. As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, he is trash. Harper Lee Respect , Black And White , Men To Kill a Mockingbird ch. 23 (1960) 45 Copy quote As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, he is trash. We're paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It's that simple. Harper Lee Powerful , Simple , Men 11 Copy quote We're paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It's that simple. Latest quotes from interviews "My objectives are very limited. I want to do the best I can with the talent God gave me. I hope to goodness that every novel I do gets better and better, not worse and worse." Related Authors Truman Capote Author J. D. Salinger Writer Gregory Peck Actor David Beckham Soccer player William Golding Novelist John Steinbeck Author Philip Seymour Hoffman Actor Ray Bradbury Writer Margaret Mitchell Author William Faulkner Writer Roald Dahl Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald Author Tennessee Williams Playwright Horton Foote Playwright Flannery O'Connor Writer Toni Morrison Novelist C. S. Lewis Novelist Umberto Eco Essayist J. K. Rowling Novelist Louisa May Alcott Novelist Born: April 28, 1926 Died: February 19, 2016 Occupation: Novelist Cite this Page: Citation Get Social with AzQuotes Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends Quote of the Day Javascript and RSS feeds WordPress plugin ES Version AZQuotes.ES Login with your account Find Your Account