If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.

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.

Life isn't about how many breaths you take, but about the moments that take your breath away.