Henry Rollins Quotes

Libraries are the pride of the city.

Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.

Libraries are a hallmark of a civilized culture, and librarians represent that culture to all facets of society.

Public libraries are the last vestige of public free space.

One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.

Everything you need for your better future and success has already been written.And guess What? It's all available.All you have to do is go to the library.But guess what?Only three percent of the people in America have a library card.Wow,they must be expensive!No, they're free.Probably in every neighborhood.Three percent!

Libraries are fun, educational, and the biggest bargain on the face of the earth.

The free access to information is not a privilege, but a necessity for any free society. One of my favorite things to do as a young man was wander through the stacks of my hometown library. I'd just browse until I found something interesting. Libraries have definitely changed my life.

In America there is a public library in every community. How many public libraries are there in Africa? Every day there are new books coming out and new ideas being discussed. But these new books and ideas don't reach Africa and we are being left behind.

More people should use their library.

Libraries are what is best about us as a society: open, exciting, rich, informative, free, inclusive, engaging.

Our libraries are not cloisters for an elite. They are for the people, and if they are not used, the fault belongs to those who do not take advantage of their wealth.

Libraries are the torch of the world, illuminating the path when it feels too dark to see. We mustn't allow that torch to be extinguished.

Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this, free libraries stand virtually alone in accomplishing this mission.

We measure the value of a civilized society by the number of #‎ libraries it opens, not the number it closes down.

What in the world would we do without our libraries?

Libraries are community treasure chests, loaded with a wealth of information available to everyone equally, and the key to that treasure chest is the library card. I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.

A picture's worth a thousand words? A library card's worth millions.

But libraries are about freedom. Freedom to read, freedom of ideas, freedom of communication. They are about education (which is not a process that finishes the day we leave school or university), about entertainment, about making safe spaces, and about access to information.

Freedom is found through the portals of our nation's libraries.

If you do not value libraries then you do not value information or culture or wisdom. You are silencing the voices of the past and you are damaging the future.

The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.

My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.

Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country.

Get the screens out of your room and surround yourself with books.