"Libraries are starting places for the adventure of learning that can go on whatever one's vocation and location in life. Reading is an adventure like that of discovery itself. Libraries are our base camp."

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Source : James H. Billington (1988). “Books and the world”

James H. Billington

#Reading Quotes #Adventure Quotes #Discovery Quotes

“Gov. Christie says 'New Jersey First.' State-based Isolationism!”
“From what I have observed, when the anesthesia of love wears off, there is always the pain of consequences. You don't have to be stupid to marry the wrong man.”
“Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.”
“We are the higher synthesis of the union of the archetypal Mother and Father. As we recognize the divinity within ourselves, we see it in each other and all around us. Through this realization, the world becomes sacred again, infused with intelligence, spirit, and a grand plan for evolutionary awakening.”
“Wearing makeup is an apology for our actual faces.”
“Leaders often find themselves temporarily alone.”
“I looked up and saw my flag. But I didn't hear my anthem. The quotation above from 6 ft 4 inch, 286 pound Silver Medalist Ghaffari (who broke down in tears on the medal stand) summed up his disappointment after an overtime loss to Aleksandr Karelin of Russia. A win would have given Ghaffari not only the Olympic gold medal but also his first victory over Karelin, something of which he has literally dreamed about after 20 meets between the two. Karelin dominates international competition in the sport.”
“. . . don't rewrite unless you know what you're trying to do.”

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