A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life.

Quote by Norman Cousins

Topics: History Quotes, Libraries Quotes, Life Quotes

The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives -...

The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives -...

Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand...

Where is the indignation about the fact that the US and USSR have thirty thousand...

The way a book is read - which is to say, the qualities a reader...

The way a book is read - which is to say, the qualities a reader...

My reason nourishes my faith and my faith my reason.

My reason nourishes my faith and my faith my reason.

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those...

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those...

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within...

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within...

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought...

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside...

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside...

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis...

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis...

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

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

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

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an...

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an...

Laughter is inner jogging.

Laughter is inner jogging.

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate...

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

What was most significant about the lunar voyage was not that men set foot on...

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions

Laugh alone and the world thinks you're an idiot.

Laugh alone and the world thinks you're an idiot.

And it's whispered that soon if we all call a tune, then the Piper will...

And it's whispered that soon if we all call a tune, then the Piper will...

Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you...

Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you...