Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.

In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The library is a symbol of opportunity, citizenship, equality, freedom of speech and freedom of thought, and hence, is a symbol for democracy itself.

The universe is not going to see someone like you again in the entire history of creation.

Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.

The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity.

The library is our house of intellect, our transcendental university, with one exception: no one graduates from a library. No one possibly can, and no one should.

Everybody is somebody, so you don't have to introduce anybody.