Vartan Gregorian

"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. "

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

"The book is here to stay. What we're doing is symbolic of the peaceful coexistence of the book and the computer. "