To show that you truly care, you listen.

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.

A time will come when the devil will require repayment for all he has given

I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it.

Why should we look to the past in order to prepare for the future? Because there is nowhere else to look.

I celebrate life with holy thanks.

Emptiness ate away at his inside, quickly replaced by a sadness that hurt his heart.

Among the most sacred gifts you can give your child is the gift of health. This gift is best given by example." Dr. Rand Olson

Milk without fat is like nonalcoholic Scotch.

He was as honest as any criminal can hope to be.

I've always used songwriting as a way to help me organise reality.

Gifts fall from heaven only in fairy tales.