Quotations

«Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity.»

«Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.»

«It meant that New York philanthropists, New York society, would now rediscover the library. that learning, books, education have glamour, that self-improvement has glamour, that hope has glamour.»

«The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa represents our commitment to Africa's next generation of leaders, who deserve an exemplary education to prepare them to help set the course for their nations' futures. We expect the universities in which we invest to become the foundation of a higher education network that will serve all of Africa for decades to come.»

«traditional affirmations of life and rebirth.»

«The result is a memorial that expresses both the incalculable loss of life and its regeneration,»

«will evolve still over time.»

«Over the next several days, the design will be updated to reflect several changes, and new presentation materials will be created.»

«Schools of journalism at exemplary American research universities, where the academic disciplines still coexist, are positioned to draw upon the full intellectual and educational resources of the university environment to help produce the skilled, responsible, expert, knowledgeable and highly proficient journalism leaders that our society-indeed the world-has need of, especially in these complex and challenging times, ... Our democracy depends on journalism to keep its institutions challenged and responsive to the public's needs, and the quality of the profession demands the best a university can offer.»

«In these finalists, we have sought designs that represent the heights of imagination while incorporating aesthetic grace and spiritual strength,»