"The word "necessary" is miserably applied. It disordereth families, and overturneth government, by being so abused. Remember that children and fools want everything because they want judgment to distinguish; and therefore there is no stronger evidence of a crazy understanding than the making too large a catalogue of things necessary."

-- Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax

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“The library is seen as a force for self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge. I fear that in many cases this is no longer true, if it ever was.”

Source : "Libraries cater for the middle classes, not the deprived, says John Redwood" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. April 11, 2011.
“Could I do with a little life editing? Would that give me a little more freedom? Maybe a little more time?”
“I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.”
“I don't admire how much a person has, I admire what a person does with what they have and I think that defines you most.”
“I'm a little vague on the details but aren't doughnuts just the most marvellous thing to ever come out of organised religion?”
“The stars don't have to be perfectly aligned for me to do a good job.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 9, 2014.
“The presentations and conceptions of the average man of the world are formed and dominated, not by the full and pure desire for knowledge as an end in itself, but by the struggle to adapt himself favourably to the conditions of life.”
“But you will admit that it is a very good thing to be alive.”

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