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A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be th

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. – Norman Cousins

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Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man. – Norman Cousins

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A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life. – Norman Cousins

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It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete. – Norman Cousins

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I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist. – Nat King Cole

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Nothing in life prepares you to be famous. – Jeff Foxworthy

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