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.

We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion. Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something, due to the fact that we are not jaded or cynical.

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

Make sure that your kids or the kids in your life have an opportunity to share their ideas, and to teach you something about what we know.

History is made every day. The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.

Mostly, I avoid worrying since the time spent doing it could be spent more constructively.

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.