Nick Cave Quotes

I suggest school buses make stops at local libraries so that children who do not have resources like books at home can get access.

I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning.

The health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture, and our concern for the future can be tested by how well we support out libraries.

It should not be a favor to provide a kindergarten to a community, nor a playground. To win hearts and minds — you are not going to buy that with a soccer field, for goodness sake. This should go without saying.

There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by the library.

Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them.

My parents didn't know much science; in fact, they didn't know science at all. But they could recognize a science book when they saw it, and they spent a lot of time at bookstores, combing the remainder tables for science books to buy for me. I had one of the biggest libraries of any kid in school, built on books that cost 50 cents or a dollar.

Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be no older ones. Literacy will be dead, and democracy - which many believe goes hand in hand with it - will be dead as well.

I remember visits to the local libraries and getting my own library cards as things of rite-of-passage significance.

You don't need a city charter to know that education is the foundation of any community.

Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental.

There were a lot of things I loved about working in a library, but mostly I miss the library patrons. I love books, but books are everywhere. Library patrons are as various and oddball and democratic as library books.

Why buy a book when you can join a library.

The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs - is welcome.

Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them.

Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We need not only our public libraries to be funded properly and staffed properly, but our school libraries. Many children can't get to a public library, and the only library they have is a school library.

Most people associate reading with laying on the beach. They don't see that it's crucial for a democracy!

There are a lot of things we as individuals can't do much about. We can't solve global warming as individuals, or health care problems, but as individuals, most of us can get our kids reading. We can do that.

The public library system of the United States is worth preserving.

My mission is to put a book in every child's hand.

I got my first library card, for Hendon Library in north London, when I was two years old.

I care about buses and libraries and schools and roads and education.

Reading has helped motivate me to become a spokesperson for programs like the WrestleMania Reading Challenge. It has motivated me to become more involved in my community and to keep learning new things.

In Liverpool, where I live, we have a brilliant library which has been refurbished, and I like going there.