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Where I grew up, we had the three TV networks, maybe two radio stations, no cable TV. We still had a long-distance party line in… — Marc Andreessen
My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. — David Mamet
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 a child, recognizing my difference from other kids, I went to the local public library to try to better understand my reality. Back then,… — James McGreevey
No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library. — Samuel Johnson
I remember being in the public library and my jaw just aching as I looked around at all those books I wanted to read. There… — Charles Kuralt
I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the… — Jose Saramago
If we can put a man on the moon and sequence the human genome, we should be able to devise something close to a universal… — Peter Singer
I was always looking ahead. I used to do all kinds of things for entertainment. When I was young, we had no radio, no TV.… — Clyde Tombaugh
A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants: demagogues can persecute writers… — Doris Lessing
...I doubt very seriously whether anyone will hire me.' What do you mean, babe? You a fine boy with a good education.' Employers sense in… — John Kennedy Toole
I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book. — Barbara Kingsolver
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
Instead of going to Paris to attend lectures, go to the public library, and you won't come out for twenty years, if you really wish… — Leo Tolstoy
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
I have always had a special affinity for libraries and librarians, for the most obvious reasons. I love books. (One of my first Jobs was… — John Jakes
The public library is the most dangerous place in town — John Ciardi
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
There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor… — Andrew Carnegie
Dulcie always found a public library a little upsetting, for one saw so many odd people there... — Barbara Pym
I always carry a pistol when I go [to the New York Public Library]. Never did trust those stone lions. — Robert Bloch
In fact, of course, there is no secret knowledge; no one knows anything that can't be found on a shelf in the public library. — Daniel Quinn
Sure.” Olivia smirked. “Good ol’ New York Public Library. I’m sure it’s up to date on the latest Demons that escape through well-guarded Demon Gates. — Cheyenne McCray
One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.. — Bell Hooks
When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library,… — Keith Richards

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