Libraries Quotes

367 quotes by 289 authors

Libraries are where most of us really fall in love with books, where we can browse and choose on our own. Its really one of… — Kim Boykin
All our institutions rest upon business. Without it we should not have schools, colleges, churches, parks, playgrounds, pavements, books, libraries, art, music, or anything else… — Charles Gates, Jr.
When I get nervous, I go to the library and hang around. The libraries are filled with people who are nervous. You can blend in… — Marijane Meaker
There is something about libraries, old libraries, that makes them seem almost sacred. There's a smell of paper and must and binding stuff. It's like… — Carrie Jones
I have been ineluctably drawn to libraries ever since I entered that sanctum sanctorum. It was a place of quietude. In a world where things… — Carmen Agra Deedy
We now have in our handsâ€”really, in our librariesâ€”the technology to feed, clothe, and supply energy to an ever-growing population for the next seven billion… — Julian Simon
The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries. — Kurt Vonnegut
I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those… — Andrew Carnegie
In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks. — Henry Rollins
Libraries are the latest fashion for the brain. — E. Jean Carroll
Libraries are a hallmark of a civilized culture, and librarians represent that culture to all facets of society. — Janis Ian
I care about a lot of issues. I care about libraries, I care about healthcare, I care about homelessness and unemployment. I care about net… — Sara Sheridan
Libraries do one thing that no other institution does and that's provide access to all. — LeVar Burton
I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries — Bjarne Stroustrup
Zalasiewicz is convinced that even a moderately competent stratigrapher will, at the distance of a hundred million years or so, be able to tell that… — Elizabeth Kolbert
I cannot overstate the power of libraries in my life. — Elizabeth Gilbert
Libraries are magical places. There's nothing quite like strolling the hushed aisles, letting your eye rove along dimly lit shelves. Each spine, each title, seems… — John Jakes
We measure the value of a civilized society by the number of #â€Ž libraries it opens, not the number it closes down. — Philip Pullman
The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are,… — Kate Mosse
Libraries are the pride of the city. — Amy Tan

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