Neil deGrasse Tyson

Half of my library are old books because I like seeing how people thought about their world at their time. So that I don't get bigheaded about something we just discovered and I can be humble about where we might go next. Because you can see who got stuff right and most of the people who got stuff wrong.

American Scientist

J. Michael Straczynski

The only thing that I discovered very early on is that, even though we might change schools and cities and towns and states, the books in the library were the same. They had the same covers. They had the same characters. I could go and visit those people in the library as if I knew them.

American Producer

Jeremiah Brent

We've always read to the kids, every night both kids get books. That's really important, and they love books. Our daughter is obsessed with reading and books, so it's really sweet. She has her own little personal library.

American Celebrity

Jay Chiat

You come to work because the office is a resource: The office is a place where you can meet with other people, and the office has libraries of books and information on CD-ROM that might help you with your work.

American Businessman

Norman Cousins

A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.

American Author

Frank Zappa

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.

American Singer

Moshe Safdie

I have a passion for libraries. They are potentially real community centers.

Israeli Architect

Bjarne Stroustrup

I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries.

Danish Scientist

Zoe Ball

It's really important that we look after our libraries.

Ray Bradbury

American Writer

Public and school libraries are freely accessible to help you learn.

Public Access

Libraries often have limits on how many items you can borrow.

Borrowing Limit

Libraries are not just for borrowing; they're key cultural and community hubs.

Cultural Significance

Your personal library reflects your interests and can be any size.

Personal Accumulation

A library can be specialized, such as a collection of medical textbooks.

Specialized Collections

Having a library means having access to its contents anytime.

Accessibility

Software libraries make programming easier by providing reusable code.

Programming Efficiency

Some computing libraries work only with specific programming languages.

Compatibility

Always check for the latest version of a computing library for improvements.

Version Updates

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