“Unlike my father, who blindly churned out one canvas after another, I had real ideas about the artistic life. Seated at my… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“When I stepped into the brown-tiled entryway of the Kentwood Public Library, the sunlight flowing down on me from the high windows,… — Bich Minh Nguyen Copy Share Image
At the 1894 ALA conference it was fairly well agreed that the primary goal of the public library must be to teach… — Kevin Mattson Copy Share Image
I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956 with my brothers and sisters and first cousins, I was only 16… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
“In the ideal public library, we are all readers of the “middling sort.” Reading whatever we will, we fulfill a public function,… — Matthew Battles Copy Share Image
I remember being in the public library and my jaw just aching as I looked around at all those books I wanted… — Charles Kuralt Copy Share Image
“A zoo is a cultural institution. Like a public library, like a museum, it is at the service of popular education and… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“During this time (at high school) I discovered the Public Library... It was here that I found a source of knowledge and… — Sydney Brenner Copy Share Image
First paycheck I get, I thought, I'm going to get myself a room near the downtown L.A. Public Library. — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
“I was a hugely unchaperoned reader, and I would wander into my local public library and there sat the world, waiting for… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
In truth, the cinema as a delivery system obviously has its days numbered. And that's not a bad thing. When you can… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation's future. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I'm in the film industry, and I very seldom go to the theater now. It could be work, not being in New… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
“Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
“in 1444, Cosimo founded Europe’s first public library, the Library of San Marco, and thus began to challenge the Church’s long monopoly… — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
When we build a public library, we don't have to pay to get in, but when we build a stadium, we have… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
Some of the best memories of my childhood that I have are the times that I played hooky from school so I… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Life in a small town is like an intricately plotted novel, and even though I had read every book in the public… — Maxine Cheshire Copy Share Image
“The institution that had the greatest effect on Berenson's education was the Boston public library, the first in the country that allowed… — Rachel Cohen Copy Share Image
