Kids are sponges. They will emulate what they see and what they're exposed to.

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.

Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.

Before we complicated life with money, machines and missiles we did well with morals, manpower and meetings.

Threshold is where the madness ends and the magic begins.

I should think wrestling is the most positive thing in the world. The fact is, behind the scenes, there's stuff that goes on that's bush-league. It's laughable.

There's a new kind of woman out there…She doesn't have time to shop anymore. She wants to know what and why and where and how.

It is not a case we are treating; it is a living, palpitating, alas, too often suffering fellow creature.

Here's the problem: the description of the world is always reduced to yes or no, black or white. Superficial stories. Superhero stories. One side is the good one. The other one is evil.

As a slave [to fashion], I can be very dramatic and very demanding of myself and of the people I work with.

Remain cheerful, For nothing destructive can pierce through The solid wall of cheerfulness.

The first right an immigrant is stripped of is the right to be political.