Vartan Gregorian Quotes

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• 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…
• That is the future, and it is probably nearer than we think. But our primary problem as universities is not engineering that future. We must…
• Libraries and museums are the DNA of our culture.
• 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 a…
• The universe is not going to see someone like you again in the entire history of creation.
• Everybody is somebody, so you don't have to introduce anybody.
• The only condition a library asks its users to honor is to do justice to their own imagination, their own curiosity and their own thirst…
• The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity.
• The library is central to our free society. It is a critical element in the free exchange of information at the heart of our democracy.
• Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity.
• It is very important that, no matter what happens, you keep your feeling of self worth and value.
• Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.

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