Famous quotes by LeVar Burton:

"I was moved by the stories I read. The stories reflect the complex lives of young people today and what's important to them. The winning story itself focuses on sexual decision-making, high school sex, how to talk to a partner and using protection."

"There would be no Star Trek unless there were transporter malfunctions."

"Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future was really important to me growing up because it said when the future comes, there will be people like you who are vital and important to that mission of going out there and boldly exploring."

"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."

"All literature is political."

"We had to figure out how to produce books in a cost-effective way."

"I genuinely believe we have an opportunity to revolutionize how we educate our children."

"I've always been interested in gadgets and technology and I've always been a reader."

"Yeah. I do. I think that we have to continue to expand the areas in which we want our kids to be literate. And social media's going to be a part of their lives. And why not? Why not give them a sense of what the rules of the road are?"

"I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely."

"If we marry educational technology with quality, enriching content, that's a circle of win."

"And it's here and it's ready and we can really revolutionize the way we educate our children with tablet computers, and I'm committed to doing whatever I can to speaking to whomever I can to send this signal - to pound this message home. Now is the time."

"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."

"We have an amazing advantage right now in that we have developed technology that is so sexy, so engaging for kids."

"The unvarnished truth is that we have spent the last decade funding the machinery of war, and our children have been sacrificed."

"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."

"We want a book to be a book. We'll have all the interactive bells and whistles but our intent is to engage young people in reading, not to show them a movie."

"I have always been a fan of 'Star Trek.' I love Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future."