I would enjoy having dinner with the poet/playwright Derek Walcott.

Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?

When I began to read, I began to exist

Cutting people out of your life is easy, keeping them in is hard.

We need to tell young people that America was built by men and women of all colors and that the future of this country is dependent on the participation of all of our citizens.

Reading is not optional.

I'll never live to write all the stories I have in my head.

We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.

Think about all the tomorrows of your life.

We all know we should eat right and we should exercise, but reading is treated as if it's this wonderful adjunct.

It's a hard life sometimes and the biggest temptation is to let how hard it is be an excuse to weaken

Smartass Disciple: Master, how do I know that I am not dreaming right now ?Master of Stupidity: You don’t. Only those who see you're dreaming can tell it.

It's amazing: it's so cool being from Brampton, Ontario, and being able to travel the world and being embraced by so many countries.

General Motors spends more on health care than steel.

I would say I'm 90 percent collaborative in everything I do, and 10 percent of the time I just make the call.

I'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win.

See you in a few. Hold down the fort, Mr. Wong!

You can lock up from a thief, but you can't from a liar.

I was not sympathetic to the assumption that criminals had radically different motivations from everyone else.

To be black and beautiful means nothing in this world unless we are black and powerful.

When the Son of God comes to rescue us and bring us back to God, He does not find in us the ability to believe.