“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change liv...”

“the difference between a rebel and a patriot depends upon who is in power at the moment.”

“A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God.”

“To be successful you need friends and to be very successful you need enemies.”

“Just remember, when someone has an accent, it means that he knows one more language than you do.”

“It's coming face to face with death that magnifies the values of life force..”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”