The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors' pushup bras? No matter what size you are, it still isn't good enough.

The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make 'big miracles' happen.

There's no committee that says, 'This is the type of person who can change the world - and you can't.' Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step. The next step is figuring out how you're going to do it.

The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors' pushup bras? No matter what size you are, it still isn't good enough.

Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children, I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, 'Flying Fingers,' debuted; since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.

The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.

I realise I'm still a child, though I do feel older. I recently did an on-line test called 'What's Your True Age?' My result was 50-60 years old.