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“When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.”

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”

“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.”

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”

“When the going gets tough, the tough get a librarian.”

“If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all — except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.”

“I have always had a special affinity for libraries and librarians, for the most obvious reasons. I love books. (One of my first Jobs was shelving books at a branch of the Chicago Public Library.) Libraries are a pillar of any society. I believe our lack of attention to funding and caring for them properly in the United States has a direct bearing on problems of literacy, productivity, and our inability to compete in today's world. Libraries are everyman's free university.”

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”

“When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.”