With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.
有了图书馆，你是自由的，不受暂时的政治气候的限制。它是最民主的机构，因为没有人——绝对没有人——可以告诉你该读什么，什么时候读，怎么读。
The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.
艺术不是你看到的，而是你让别人看到的。
The ocean is not just a resource; it's a responsibility. How we farm it today will determine its health tomorrow.
The night is a great symphony, but the stars are its notes.
The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.
一个通过征税求繁荣的国家就好像一个缩在桶里想把自己提起来的人。
我们必须设计适应人类行为的技术，而不是反过来。