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Public Library Quotes

I spent a lot of time at the New York Public Library, the main branch. I was one of those people. If you ever spend a good amount of time there, you realize there are people who spend the entire day there. They’re bookish homeless people Picture Quote #1

I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I’d written a thousand stories Picture Quote #1

I always carry a pistol when I go [to the New York Public Library]. Never did trust those stone lions Picture Quote #1

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 the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually Picture Quote #1

I think the New York Public Library is so, so amazing. It’s literally the coolest place - It’s good shelter from the sun and it’s the most beautiful building. It’s really, really fun Picture Quote #1

My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. I got what little educational foundation I got in the third-floor reading room, under the tutelage of a Coca-Cola sign Picture Quote #1

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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 or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries Picture Quote #1

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 out and new ideas being discussed. But these new books and ideas don’t reach Africa and we are being left behind Picture Quote #1

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, many library card catalogues didn’t even list ‘homosexuality’ as a topic Picture Quote #1

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library; for who can see the wall crowded on every side by mighty volumes, the works of laborious meditations and accurate inquiry, now scarcely known but by the catalogue Picture Quote #1

We take it into account from the very beginning and try to steer couples toward items that lend themselves to those circumstances. Sometimes we have to steer a little more forcefully - you can’t fry French fries in the New York Public Library Picture Quote #1

[T]he public library is where those without money, power, access, university affiliation, or advanced degrees can get information for free Picture Quote #1

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While writing my memoir, ‘When Skateboards Will Be Free,’ I would sometimes have to pore over hours of microfilm at the New York Public Library in order to try to get one obscure detail right. For instance, was the Socialist Workers Party originally called the American Workers Party or the Workers Party of the United States? Picture Quote #1

I loved doing problems in school. I’d take them home and make up new ones of my own. But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library. I was just browsing through the section of math books and I found this one book, which was all about one particular problem - Fermat’s Last Theorem Picture Quote #1

The best place to find things: the public library Picture Quote #1

The public library is the most dangerous place in town Picture Quote #1

I am a public library Picture Quote #1

The public library is where place and possibility meet Picture Quote #1

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But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library Picture Quote #1

Freedom is a public library Picture Quote #1

The public library is the great equaliser Picture Quote #1

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library Picture Quote #1

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 the library Picture Quote #1

I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four Picture Quote #1

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If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library Picture Quote #1

I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher Picture Quote #1

Dulcie always found a public library a little upsetting, for one saw so many odd people there Picture Quote #1

The public library is a center of public happiness first, of public education next Picture Quote #1

One function of the librarian, as he saw it, was to blunt the edge of these differences and to provide a means whereby the rich and poor could live happily side by side. The public library was a great leveler, supplying a literature by which the ordinary man could experience some of the pleasures of the rich, and providing a common ground where employer and employee could meet on equal terms Picture Quote #1

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 our neighborhood, so you could listen to all your neighbors' phone calls. We had a very small public library, and the nearest bookstore was an hour away Picture Quote #1

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I spent a lot of time at the New York Public Library, the main branch. I was one of those people. If you ever spend a good amount of time there, you realize there are people who spend the entire day there. They’re bookish homeless people. (Public Library Quotes) I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I’d written a thousand stories (Public Library Quotes) I always carry a pistol when I go [to the New York Public Library]. Never did trust those stone lions (Public Library Quotes) 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 the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually (Public Library Quotes) I think the New York Public Library is so, so amazing. It’s literally the coolest place - It’s good shelter from the sun and it’s the most beautiful building. It’s really, really fun (Public Library Quotes) My alma mater is the Chicago Public Library. I got what little educational foundation I got in the third-floor reading room, under the tutelage of a Coca-Cola sign (Public Library Quotes) 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 or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries (Public Library Quotes) 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 out and new ideas being discussed. But these new books and ideas don’t reach Africa and we are being left behind (Public Library Quotes) 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, many library card catalogues didn’t even list ‘homosexuality’ as a topic (Public Library Quotes) No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library; for who can see the wall crowded on every side by mighty volumes, the works of laborious meditations and accurate inquiry, now scarcely known but by the catalogue (Public Library Quotes) We take it into account from the very beginning and try to steer couples toward items that lend themselves to those circumstances. Sometimes we have to steer a little more forcefully - you can’t fry French fries in the New York Public Library (Public Library Quotes) [T]he public library is where those without money, power, access, university affiliation, or advanced degrees can get information for free (Public Library Quotes) While writing my memoir, ‘When Skateboards Will Be Free,’ I would sometimes have to pore over hours of microfilm at the New York Public Library in order to try to get one obscure detail right. For instance, was the Socialist Workers Party originally called the American Workers Party or the Workers Party of the United States? (Public Library Quotes) I loved doing problems in school. I’d take them home and make up new ones of my own. But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library. I was just browsing through the section of math books and I found this one book, which was all about one particular problem - Fermat’s Last Theorem. (Public Library Quotes) The best place to find things: the public library (Public Library Quotes) The public library is the most dangerous place in town (Public Library Quotes) I am a public library (Public Library Quotes) The public library is where place and possibility meet (Public Library Quotes) But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library (Public Library Quotes) Freedom is a public library (Public Library Quotes) The public library is the great equaliser (Public Library Quotes) No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library (Public Library Quotes) 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 the library (Public Library Quotes) I fell in love with books at the Elizabeth Public Library when I was four (Public Library Quotes) If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library (Public Library Quotes) I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher (Public Library Quotes) Dulcie always found a public library a little upsetting, for one saw so many odd people there (Public Library Quotes) The public library is a center of public happiness first, of public education next (Public Library Quotes) One function of the librarian, as he saw it, was to blunt the edge of these differences and to provide a means whereby the rich and poor could live happily side by side. The public library was a great leveler, supplying a literature by which the ordinary man could experience some of the pleasures of the rich, and providing a common ground where employer and employee could meet on equal terms (Public Library Quotes) 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 our neighborhood, so you could listen to all your neighbors' phone calls. We had a very small public library, and the nearest bookstore was an hour away (Public Library Quotes)

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