Goodreads helps you follow your favorite authors. Be the first to learn about new releases!
Start by following Vartan Gregorian.
Showing 1-5 of 5
“In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The library is a symbol of opportunity, citizenship, equality, freedom of speech and freedom of thought, and hence, is a symbol for democracy itself.”
―
―
“Libraries and museums are the DNA of our culture.”
―
―
“The universe is not going to see someone like you again in the entire history of creation.”
―
―
“I have an historical, a cultural, and a moral obligation to give back something to my country. So I became a teacher.”
―
―
“I asked her one evening about the secret of her longevity. She responded: Be an optimist, be curious, read every night, don’t meet the same people all the time (sooner or later they become lazy, boring, and repeat themselves), don’t be a cynic, don’t envy or be jealous (these sentiments are corrosive and they diminish you), spend some time in solitude in order to reflect, meet different people, young people, travel, and, if you are rich, adhere to the Gospel of “the Joy of Giving.”
― The Road to Home: My Life and Times
― The Road to Home: My Life and Times
