有了图书馆，你是自由的，不受暂时的政治气候的限制。它是最民主的机构，因为没有人——绝对没有人——可以告诉你该读什么，什么时候读，怎么读。

追求知识比知识本身更有价值。

没有人比团队更重要。如果你不能按照我们的方式做事，你就无法留在这里。

I've always been interested in art and making things, but I chose not to go to art school because I thought I needed to do something else. Art was a tough way to make a living. I've always done both. I just kind of figured that the marine biology would be a career and the art would be something I did for my own self-expression.

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.