Vartan Gregorian
Vartan Gregorian
Vartan Gregorianis an Iranian-born Armenian-American academic, serving as the president of Carnegie Corporation of New York...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth8 April 1934
CountryUnited States of America
education hope new-york
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.
house library graduates
The library is our house of intellect, our transcendental university, with one exception: no one graduates from a library. No one possibly can, and no one should.
dna museums library
Libraries and museums are the DNA of our culture.
wise unique stupidity
Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity.
introducing
Everybody is somebody, so you don't have to introduce anybody.
family honor dignity
Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.
self-worth feelings important
It is very important that, no matter what happens, you keep your feeling of self worth and value.
like-you creation someone-you-like
The universe is not going to see someone like you again in the entire history of creation.
race humanity library
The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity.
opportunity self freedom-of-speech
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.