I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.

It's not going to do any good to land on Mars if we're stupid.

There is too much government today. We've got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.

A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt.

If you know how to read, you have a complete education about life, then you know how to vote within a democracy. But if you don't know how to read, you don't know how to decide. That's the great thing about our country - we're a democracy of readers, and we should keep it that way.