I'm excited to see how current and future technologies revolutionize the way we learn.

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

I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely.

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

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.

A while ago, I wished upon a shooting star that one day I’d find someone to love…and now holding you in my arms makes me realize that wishes really do come true,

critic, n. A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him.

Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.

Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life be lived in the light of eternity.

You do it a day at a time. You just put your rejection slips in a shoebox and tell yourself one day you're going to autograph them and sell them at auction.

When souls really touch, it is forever. Then space and time disappear, and all that remains is the consciousness that we are not alone in life.

I don't like the tendency on the part of so many people today to think that those who don't agree with them are bad. In fact, I find that very dangerous.

I've always been a fan of hip hop and there are cats out there that I admire.

but I had also learned that freedom of speech means freedom from rhetoric.

Humility counts for much, but it may be that vanity does not dispossess that admirable quality.