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Libraries Quotes by Robert Darnton
- As president of the American Historical Association, I started a programme to make dissertations into e-books in 1999. Before I knew it, I was involved…
- My work has taken me from historical research to involvement in electronic publishing ventures to the directorship of the Harvard University Libraries.
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- Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore? — Henry Ward Beecher
- Alliances are crucial to success in the political sphere. However, if we are to approach other organizations to propose alliances for the… — Arthur Curley
- That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library. — Aphra Behn
- People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned. — Saul Bellow
- Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe. — Josh Billings
- Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child… — Laura Bush
- The books of the great scientists are gathering dust on the shelves of learned libraries. ... While the artist's communication is linked… — Max Delbruck
- Libraries have a special role to play in our knowledge economy. Your institutions have been and should be a place where parents… — Barack Obama