Arthur Curley Quotes
When the function of libraries is put in terms of their contributions to the community, people see their centrality. The challenge to us is to continue to help them see it in those terms to describe our larger purposes. We must assert that libraries are central to the quality of life in our society; that libraries have a direct role in preserving democratic freedoms. Free access to information and the opportunity of every individual to improve his or her mind, employment prospects, and lifestyle are fundamental rights in our society.

Quotes to Explore
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I would never let somebody say that they're me. That would be the ultimate betrayal of what I stand for.
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It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.
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I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.
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More often than not, I get cast as quite Machiavellian roles - it's something about my face; I'm quite shifty or something!
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I'm never really going to be the normal teenager.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
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Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
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How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the material? It's absurd.
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My father managed shopping malls when I was a kid, and my high school job was to dress up in an elf costume and take photos of kids sitting on Santa Claus's lap.
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I saw the S.B.A. with just enormous potential, and that's what I told the president - this is really a jewel.
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Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.
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Even when I started in 1970, I knew that television was having a negative effect on our society.
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One reason why upturns follow downturns is that downturns tend to overshoot. People get panicky, they're afraid to stay the course, so they start selling. The other thing is that I think, as entrepreneurs keep on waiting to produce new things, that there's an accumulation of as-yet-unexploited new ideas that keeps mounting up.
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When I talk about the end of apartheid, I prefer not to claim the honor that I have ended it.
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Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.
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Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
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In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.
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No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had.
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Emily’s chestnut-colored hair was thick and shiny as silk floss-an extraordinary female endowment. But like most female endowments, it was generally more trouble than it was worth.
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When seen as a whole, art derives from a person's desire to communicate himself to another. I do not believe in an art which is not forced into existence by a human being’s desire to open his heart. All art, literature, and music must be born in your heart’s blood. Art is your heart’s blood.
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I love kale. Genuinely. I really am glad that I have a platform to express that. I think a good raw kale salad is always just a meaty mouth feel. I also really like kelp noodle pasta with a little kale on top.
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Rosa Parks will be remembered for her lasting contributions to society. Her legacy lives on in the continued struggle for civil rights around the world. She will be missed.
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When the function of libraries is put in terms of their contributions to the community, people see their centrality. The challenge to us is to continue to help them see it in those terms to describe our larger purposes. We must assert that libraries are central to the quality of life in our society; that libraries have a direct role in preserving democratic freedoms. Free access to information and the opportunity of every individual to improve his or her mind, employment prospects, and lifestyle are fundamental rights in our society.