If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we'd have a better world.

If I had my way, I'd end all wars and poverty. We should all be more aware of what's going on in the world around us and less ignorant.

In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.

If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we'd have a better world.

Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to, but I think it's very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.

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.

If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.