For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and for society.
As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is.
I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being
Libraries do one thing that no other institution does and that's provide access to all.
In a society that functions optimally, those who can should naturally want to provide for those who can't. That's how it's designed to work. I truly believe we're here to take care of one another.
I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely.
Maturity is a series of shattered illusions.
I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.
Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What they both have in common though is that you must engage your imagination in the process.
After many years of training myself, strong emotions are now a trigger for me to look at something. I think that all emotions are triggers for us to grow in our level of consciousness.
If we marry educational technology with quality, enriching content, that's a circle of win.
I genuinely believe we have an opportunity to revolutionize how we educate our children.
There would be no Star Trek unless there were transporter malfunctions.
Kids are sponges. They will emulate what they see and what they're exposed to.
We can't afford to sacrifice another generation of American children to bureaucratic politics. We've got to get it done. The future, the health, the life - our nation depends on it and it's just foolish to think or act otherwise.
For me, a good children's book is a good children's book is a good children's book.
All literature is political.
The unvarnished truth is that we have spent the last decade funding the machinery of war, and our children have been sacrificed.
We have an amazing advantage right now in that we have developed technology that is so sexy, so engaging for kids.
I get most of my news updates from electronic and social media.
I'm excited to see how current and future technologies revolutionize the way we learn.
It's definitely true that there are a lot of the devices we used on 'Star Trek,' that came out the imagination of the writers, and the creators that are actually in the world today.
You can break down anything for a child, and you have to know what your child is ready for and what your child is not.
I've always been interested in gadgets and technology and I've always been a reader.
I'm a firm believer and always have been that there aren't all that many things that you should not express to children in an age-appropriate manner, and as a parent, that is your job - to be discerning as to whether or not your child can handle the information, provided you have the ability to express yourself in that age-appropriate way.
