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12 What They Said رابط الدرس الرقمي 9 Reading www.ien.edu.sa Do you know any famous quotes? Write them down, and compare with a partner. Quotes, Quotes· "My primary goal is to be an exemplary and leading nation in all aspects, and I will work with you in achieving this endeavor." Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud "640K ought to be enough for anybody." Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft) in 1981, talking about computer memory "Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it." Robert Frost (American poet) "It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision." Helen Keller (American author, activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf and blind person to graduate from college.) "Never let formal education get in the way of your learning." Mark Twain (Writer) "Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody." Benjamin Franklin (American writer, diplomat, scientist, and inventor) "How could anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese?" Charles de Gaulle (French president) و186عليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_01_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 186 30/4/24 2:04 AM

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her. Agatha Christie (Writer) "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something." Plato (Greek philosopher) "Make yourself necessary to somebody." Ralph Waldo Emerson (American writer) "Everything that can be invented has been invented." Attributed to Charles H. Duell (Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents), 1899 "I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens." Woody Allen (American director) "Those who do not complain are never pitied." Jane Austen (Writer) وزارة التعليم After Reading A. Answer true or false. -234 Robert Frost said half the people in the world don't say what they want to say. Gates believed that more than 640K memory was unnecessary. 1. 2. 3. Jane Austen thought that people had no sympathy for those who complain. 4. Mark Twain said that people shouldn't let formal education stop them from learning. 5. 6. De Gaulle thought that it was easy to govern France because people wanted the same thing. Helen Keller said that having no insight or understanding was worse than being blind. B. Report what they said. Use your own words. 1. Emerson about people: 2. Plato about fools: 3. Woody Allen about death: 4. Charles Duell about inventions: Discussion 1. Which quote or quotes do you like the best? Why? 2. Which quotes do you find humorous? Explain why. 3. What famous quotes do you know? Who said them and what do they mean? Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_01_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 187 187 30/4/24 2:04 AM