As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is.

I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being

I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely.

I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.

For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and for society.

I get most of my news updates from electronic and social media.

In a society that functions optimally, those who can should naturally want to provide for those who can't. That's how it's designed to work. I truly believe we're here to take care of one another.

Maturity is a series of shattered illusions.

Libraries do one thing that no other institution does and that's provide access to all.

Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What they both have in common though is that you must engage your imagination in the process.

If we marry educational technology with quality, enriching content, that's a circle of win.

Life is full of challenges, seen and unseen, so to look and feel great, you must hold your head up each day and project your inner confidence.

I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.

It is for us to do those things which the Lord requires at our hands, and leave the result with him.

It's like in the Bible.You can't always get what you want, but if you really need something, you usually find it." "What part of the Bible is that from?" Ig asked her. "The Gospel of Keith Richards?"

I put my films together in Europe and it kick-starts the financing when I'm attached as an actress. It makes it easier to move forward.

It is a ruined-world, a nonsense-place.

The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.

Make converts to your own thoughts and opinions.

My debts are large, my failures great, my shame secret and heavy; yet I come to ask for my good, I quake in fear lest my prayer be granted.

It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing.