Its all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but its that determination.

How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.

our finger prints dont fade from the lives we touch

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.

We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?

The truth will make you odd.

Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.

Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.

I've been living for too long abroad and aboard, Methinking the concept of being grounded or floored.

Wealth can be created. Wit and intelligence can't.

I love you, music man. You are my happily ever after.

I will lose the habit of stars in the heavens, as frozen water loses the habit of snowflakes. I will take my frozen body, and give it to the young goats that they might graze it.

To love means to embrace and at the same time to withstand many endings, and many many beginnings- all in the same relationship.

Don't compare yourself to others you have no idea what their journey is all about.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.

Getting trapped back in the '80s, it's almost like a comic nightmare, which for me is a very real nightmare. Every time I flip through the cable, I have flashbacks.

Sight is about what lies right in front of us. Vision is what lies ahead.