"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."

"He who keeps his cool best wins."

"The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself."

"The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself."

"Strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division."

"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool."

"A resilient spirit knows that the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."