Quotes by Library A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge. Richard Brinsley Sheridan librarytreeknowledge A library of wisdom, then, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Richard de Bury wealth-and-happinesszealouslibrary The library...of wisdom is more precious than all riches, and nothing that can be wished for is worthy to be compared with it. Whosoever therefore acknowledges himself to be a zealous follower of truth, of happiness, of wisdom, of science, or even of faith, must of necessity make himself a lover of books. Richard de Bury zealouslibrarybook If you cut funding to libraries, you cut the lifeblood of our communities. Richard M. Daley librarycuttingcommunity Libraries are my passion in life. Before I became mayor (of Los Angeles), I used to sneak out here during lunchtime...and I'd go to a corner and take a book-any book almost-and read it for a while, and then feel rejuvenated. Richard Riordan librarypassionbook Bookstores, like libraries, are the physical manifestation of the wide world's longest, most thrilling conversation. Richard Russo librarybookstoresworld We are digital archives of the African Pliocene, even of Devonian seas; walking repositories of wisdom out of the old days. You could spend a lifetime reading in this ancient library and die unsated by the wonder of it. Richard Dawkins libraryreadingsea I just have this feeling that if it weren't for the Gloversville Free Library that I probably would not be a writer. Richard Russo libraryifsfeelings Everyone spoke of an information overload, but what there was in fact was a non-information overload. Richard Saul Wurman libraryinformationfacts To make sure that votes are never canceled out by illegal votes, we instituted a photo ID requirement. And don't you think it's fair to apply at least the same standard required to get a library card or to board an airpane? Rick Perry libraryboardsthinking Why buy a book when you can join a library? Ricky Gervais librarybook The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world. Rita Dove librarysouldoors Libraries are where it all begins. Rita Dove librarianlibrary When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began. Rita Mae Brown libraryreadingbook Going to the library was the one place we got to go without asking for permission. And they let us choose what we wanted to read. It was a feeling of having a book be mine entirely. Rita Dove libraryfeelingsbook There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry Rita Dove libraryaggravationreading Oh God. Why, oh why, did I have to be the one to deliver this news? Why couldn’t I be locked away in my room or the library doing something enjoyable, like homework? Richelle Mead librarynewsrooms Meek young men grow up in libraries. Ralph Waldo Emerson librarygrowing-upmen One day she's throwing a book at me. The next, we're making out behind the library. Richelle Mead libraryone-daybook I always carry a pistol when I go [to the New York Public Library]. Never did trust those stone lions. Robert Bloch librarylionsnew-york«3031323334353637383940»
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