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"A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life."
"Libraries are the backbone of our society. They are the strong foundation upon which we can build the future."
"A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them."
"Libraries are the wardrobes of literature, from which we may borrow suits and gowns as we please."
"Without the library, you have no civilization."
"Libraries are the treasure houses of our souls."
"The library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of ALL human beings, and it is this passport that opens our eyes and hearts to the world beyond our front doors."
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"Libraries are essential in a process of giving citizens access to knowledge. In digital societies, they are the main key to open the door to a world of information."
"A library is the one place you should leave certain you will find a friend of every shape, size, and disposition."
"Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book."
"I have always loved going to school for one reason: the library."
"The only thing in this world that you can change is the future, and the future is composed of knowledge."
"People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned."
"Libraries are places of wonder, where magic can happen."
"For some, books are a source of knowledge, but for others, they are a refuge."
"I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves."
"The library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of ALL human beings, and it is this passport that opens our eyes and hearts to the world beyond our front doors, that is one of our best hopes against tyranny, xenophobia, hopelessness, despair, anarchy, and ignorance."
"In the library, time is dammed up – not just stopped but saved."
"Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations."
"Libraries are the most important elements in a democratic society - they are the public and intellectual commons where everyone should feel welcome."
"Libraries are essential in a process of giving citizens access to knowledge."
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"The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff."
"Libraries were full of ideas – perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons."
"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library."
"Libraries were full of ideas — perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons."
"Cutting libraries during a recession is like cutting hospitals during a plague."
"The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library."
"Libraries: The medicine chest of the soul."
"Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open."
"In the non-stop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim."
"Librarians save lives: by handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in crisis."
"Without libraries, what do we have? We have no past and no future."
"The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
"You want weapons? We're in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world!"
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"A library isn't just a place of books; it is a temple of words."
"A house without books is like a room without windows."
"Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons."
"Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life."
"I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card."
"Libraries are just a collection of worlds waiting to be explored."
"A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and a part of a community."
"Libraries are the cornerstone of a free society."
"In a library, you could find miracles and truth."
"The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history."
"Libraries offer the treasures of the world to anyone who walks through their doors."
"I love the smell of book ink in the morning."
"Libraries are the wardrobes of literature, from which we get what we have not experienced."
"The only thing better than finding a good book is finding a good library."
"A library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It's not a temple where literary incense must be burned or where one's devotion to the bound book is expressed in ritual."
"To build up a library is to create a life. It's never just a random collection of books."
"A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection."
"You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world."
"Libraries are the cornerstone of democracy—where information is free and equally available to everyone."
"Libraries are the mainstays of democracy. The first thing dictators do when taking over a country is close all the libraries and burn all the books."
"The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man."
"Libraries are not made. They grow."
"Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers."
"I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book."
"Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one."
"In the library, time is damn near stopped."
"Libraries are the cornerstone of democracy."
"Libraries hold the key to the wisdom of the world."
"Libraries are the temples of learning."
"When in doubt, go to the library."
"The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library."
"Libraries are like lighthouses, like beacons guiding us through the darkness."
"A library is a hospital for the mind."
"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library."
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
"The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library."
"Libraries are essential in a process of giving citizens the tools and knowledge to inform themselves."
"A library card is the start of a lifelong adventure."
"A library is a place vibrating with ideas."
"Librarians save lives: by handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in need."
"Books are a uniquely portable magic."
"Libraries are not made; they grow."
"Without libraries, what have we? We have no past and no future."
"Librarians will save the world one book at a time."
"A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life."
"Libraries open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life."
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