They take away your shoelaces and your belt so you can’t kill yourself no matter how bad it is. I guess making you live is part of the punishment.

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

So, ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. They live on alms. All beggars teach that others should give.

There are often two sets of goals in life: those that we establish, and those that really matter.

I'm not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face.

Christianity is an adventure of the spirit or it is not Christianity.

James Bond has a license to kill, rockstars have a license to be outrageous. Rock is about grabbing people's attention.

Art is for everybody.

People always sound so proud when they announce they know nothing of music.

Either faith in Christ can cleanse all people of their sin, or none, but not some... The truth of Christ's death, resurrection and power over sin is absolute.

There are two things you can be certain of: dying and getting the arse as a football coach.

I'm willing to forgo the cheap satisfaction of the radical pose for the deep satisfaction of radical ends.