The library is central to our free society. It is a critical element in the free exchange of information at the heart of our democracy.

The universe is not going to see someone like you again in the entire history of creation.

The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity.

It is very important that, no matter what happens, you keep your feeling of self worth and value.

Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity.

Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.

Libraries and museums are the DNA of our culture.

Everybody is somebody, so you don't have to introduce anybody.

The library is our house of intellect, our transcendental university, with one exception: no one graduates from a library. No one possibly can, and no one should.

The book is here to stay. What we're doing is symbolic of the peaceful coexistence of the book and the computer.

It meant that New York philanthropists, New York society, would now rediscover the library. ... that learning, books, education have glamour, that self-improvement has glamour, that hope has glamour.

Maybe sometimes we can only see the truth about ourselves if someone shows us where to look.

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion all have a double aspect - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

The Bible is a book of faith, and a book of doctrine, and a book of morals, and a book of religion, of especial revelation from God.

Don't seek to lead people to a God you have ceased to believe in.

I don't know if I don't believe in monogamy. I think I do believe in it depending on the person or situation or something.

The investigation of this problem - How is spontaneous order possible? - is sometimes referred to as the 'Hayek programme'.

So many of my books, I don't want to say they have messages, but they have important things to say.

I am very proud to be called a pig. It stands for pride, integrity and guts.

It is horrible to sit in front of the keyboard and write those scenes because you're losing too. You lose somebody you enjoy working with.

In the USA there is no female equivalent to god.