"Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library."

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Source : Luther Standing Bear (2006). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.194, U of Nebraska Press

Luther Standing Bear

#Knowledge Quotes #Library Quotes #World Quotes

“There are fewer chemical pollutants in the air. Our drinking water is safer. Our food standards have been raised. We've cleaned up more toxic waste sites in three years than the previous administrations did in twelve. The environment is cleaner, and we have fought off the most vigorous assault on environmental protection since we began to protect the environment in 1970. We are moving in the right direction to the 21st century.”
“Analytical geometry has never existed. There are only people who do linear geometry badly, by taking coordinates, and they call this analytical geometry. Out with them!”
“The best work in the world was always done by members of the aristocracy.”
“He didn't like religion, hadn't liked it for years, but he adored churches, loved them like old scientific instruments whose time is long past but are nevertheless fascinating and strange.”

Source : Bruce Robinson (2015). “The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman”, p.43, Bloomsbury Publishing
“The alternate media are becoming important and viable alternatives to playing live. Records, videos, that kind of thing. They're going to start to count for something. Because there's only a limited amount of us-time available to us.”
“With feelings of gratitude for all that is good in this world, I put down my pen. Well, I'll be leaving now.”

Source : "Satoshi Kon, His Wife, Madhouse Studio Write About His Passing (Update 4)" by Egan Loo, www.animenewsnetwork.com. August 25, 2010.
“Having to wander through a maze of ropes at an airport or bank even when you are the only person in line.”
“I got everything from someone. Nobody can be original.”

Source : "Philip Johnson: What I've Learned". Interview with John H. Richardson, www.esquire.com. February 1999.

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