I would say that kids are great in many ways, because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to 'this costs too much' or 'that's impossible.'

I wouldn't call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers. And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.

In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.

Since the age of four, I've been exploring what I can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.

You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow

All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain - and pretty much nothing else.

Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal. The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.

Young people are often asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' and given advice about how to lead meaningful adult lives, but where's the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?

If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.

Let's abolish the term 'childish' because adults normally cause the largest problems.

It seems we're not only uninformed about our present, we're ignorant of our past.

EXPECTATION If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting.

I am a mediocre being, a bit cunning.

I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.

[W]e must extend the authority of the Union to the persons of the citizens - the only proper objects of government.

Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.

I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how to say things. I'm a little exhausted by the process.

You try to hide your emotions, so as not to show weaknesses to others. I believe it's the same for every sportsman.

I treat myself occasionally and don't have any guilt or conditions placed on it.

I had thought that I would stop in 2017, but my coach has told me to stop saying that as I may continue into 2018. I'm not thinking about it at the moment.

Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.