Library Quotes - page 19

On a very personal level, I have fond memories of spending a lot of time in the Library of Congress working on my collection of poems 'Native Guard.' I was there over a summer doing research in the archives and then writing in the reading room at the Jefferson building. (Natasha Trethewey)
In design-speak, 'a library' means a room lined with books, floor-to ceiling, but it all depends on the space you have. You may have a free-standing bookshelf of your favorite books if that's all you have room for. View quote
Nate Berkus
When I was about nine years old, I announced to my mother that I was going to cook Thanksgiving dinner. And I went to the library and got this whole pile of books. I'd love to say it all turned out great. It didn't. But, sort of, from that point on, whenever there was serious cooking at home, I was the one who did it. View quote
Nathan Myhrvold
Currently I am working on another three books, doing a lot of magazine work, am shooting for fifteen stock agencies, plus my own photo library - all this keeps me quite busy! View quote
Nigel Dennis
I spent many hours ensconced in the local library, reading - nay, devouring - book after book after book. Books were my soul's delight. View quote
Nikki Grimes
For those without money, the road to that treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library. View quote
Pete Hamill
Medical research in the twentieth century mostly takes place in the lab; in the Renaissance, though, researchers went first and foremost to the library to see what the ancients had said. View quote
Peter Lewis Allen
The library was one more essential in the parade of rooms in a big 18th-century house - and part of the required kit ever afterwards. The important thing was to have the books, not actually read them. View quote
Peter York
If there are no films or plays of interest to me, I don't go. I know how to go to a museum or a library or pick up a good magazine or I can watch the sun set. I know how to live. There's a whole creation out there full of magic and wonder to be explored. View quote
Phylicia Rashad
I have lectured at Town Hall N.Y., The Library of Congress, Harvard, Yale, Amherst, Wellesley, Columbia, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana State University, Colorado, Stanford, and scores of other places. View quote
Paul Engle
Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city. (Rabindranath Maharaj)
It's important to make clear to all the schools at Harvard the central role of the library. View quote
Robert Darnton
A library should be like a pair of open arms. View quote
Roger Rosenblatt
I was diagnosed with diabetes at age 18. I didn't know what it was, so I went to the library and looked it up. View quote
Ron Santo
My mom used to tell me that the most valuable thing she owned was her library card. We were poor, but that's not what she was talking about. My mom knew that education opened doors and opened minds. View quote
Richard Carmona
However, I survived and started to read all chemistry books that I could get a hand on, first some 19th century books from our home library that did not provide much reliable information, and then I emptied the rather extensive city library. View quote
Richard Ernst
So he said 'I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library.' I thought 'That's a turn-up for the books.' View quote
Tommy Cooper
I grew up in a household without a TV. We lived next door to a library for a while, and at one point, I checked out all the books in the fairy tale section. I remember the librarian's quiet smile as I'd bring back one stack and exchange it for another. View quote
Victoria Hanley
I was teased if I brought my books home. I would take a paper bag to the library and put the books in the bag and bring them home. Not that I was that concerned about them teasing me - because I would hit them in a heartbeat. But I felt a little ashamed, having books. View quote
Walter Dean Myers
I read a lot of comic books and any kind of thing I could find. One day, a teacher found me. She grabbed my comic book and tore it up. I was really upset, but then she brought in a pile of books from her own library. That was the best thing that ever happened to me. View quote
Walter Dean Myers
I like reading in a pub rather than a library or study, as it's generally much easier to get a drink. (Pete McCarthy)
What I am and what I know I owe to my father's library and to my mother's salon. View quote
Nicolaus Sombart
I wanted to see my name on the cover of a book. If your name is in the Library of Congress, you're immortal. View quote
Tom Clancy
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. View quote
Daniel Handler
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. View quote
Martin Lewis Perl