One of my greatest sources of pride as president of the New York Public Library is the continuance of the library's open, free, and democratic posture, the fact that we are here for Everyman, that we are indeed Everyman's university,… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share Image
Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity. — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
The library is central to our free society. It is a critical element in the free exchange of information at the heart of our… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
The book is here to stay. What we're doing is symbolic of the peaceful coexistence of the book and the computer. — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity. — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The library is… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
The universe is not going to see someone like you again in the entire history of creation. — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
That is the future, and it is probably nearer than we think. But our primary problem as universities is not engineering that future. We… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
It meant that New York philanthropists, New York society, would now rediscover the library. ... that learning, books, education have glamour, that self-improvement has… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
It is very important that, no matter what happens, you keep your feeling of self worth and value. — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
The library is our house of intellect, our transcendental university, with one exception: no one graduates from a library. No one possibly can, and… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
One of my greatest sources of pride as president of the New York Public Library is the continuance of the library's open, free, and… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
The only condition a library asks its users to honor is to do justice to their own imagination, their own curiosity and their own… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share
