Public Libraries Quotes

26 quotes by 22 authors

I would walk into the Carnegie Library and I would see the pictures of Booker T. and pictures of Frederick Douglass and I would read.… — Clarence Thomas
Fact is Our Lord knew all about the power of money: He gave capitalism a tiny niche in His scheme of things, He gave it… — Georges Bernanos
I cannot sufficiently celebrate the glorious liberty that reigns in the public libraries of the twentieth century as compared with the intolerable management of those… — Edward Bellamy
Public libraries are the sole community centers left in America. The degree to which a branch of the local library is connected to the larger… — Russell Banks
Now, public libraries are most admirable institutions, but they have one irritating custom. They want their books back. — Cecil B. DeMille
What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the forefront of opposing censorship. — Matthew Lesko
The reflections and histories of men and women throughout the world are contained in books.... America's greatness is not only recorded in books, but it… — Terence Cooke
The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries. — Kurt Vonnegut
In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks. — Henry Rollins
There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by… — Martin Lewis Perl
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives… — Kurt Vonnegut
We English majors...need to promote public libraries as a tool in the war against terror. How many readers of Edith Wharton have engaged in terroristic… — Garrison Keillor
While on the subject of burning books, I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength, who, all over this country, have staunchly… — Kurt Vonnegut
In America there is a public library in every community. How many public libraries are there in Africa? Every day there are new books coming… — George Weah
Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We need not only… — Katherine Paterson
As it is she will probably turn out to be one of these acid-faced virgins that sit behind little desks in public libraries and stamp… — Raymond Chandler
If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for… — John F. Kennedy
If you get down about the state of American culture, just remember there are still more public libraries in this country than there are McDonalds. — David McCullough
Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies… — James A. Michener
I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure. — Virginia Woolf

Who Wrote These Public Libraries Quotes

22 authors contributed a total of 26 Public Libraries Quotes as follows: