"A library should be like a pair of open arms."

--

Roger Rosenblatt

#Reading Quotes #Library Quotes #Pairs Quotes

“Until you are willing to be confused about what you already know, what you know will never grow bigger, better, or more useful.”
“As a young man... you don't know anything about yourself. And add on to that, you're on the cover of magazines. People are interviewing you about what you think. You feel like a real phony.”
“Nobody controls me. I'm uncontrollable. The only one who can control me is me, and even that's barely possible.”
“The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.”
“I'd walk over my own grandmother to re-elect Richard Nixon.”
“Donâ€™t complain about being unable to afford high-quality local food when your grocery cart is full of beer, cigarettes, and People magazine.”
“There are very few real teachers. Teaching is not a job; it is a vocation. To be a great one many qualities must be combined: love of truth, knowledge, reverence, loving concern for one's students, clarity and patience.”
“If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.”

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