Fred McFeely Rogers: Our world hangs like a magnificent jewel in the vastness of space.
LeVar Burton: I quit smoking through Twitter.
Rogers: Some things change for the better.
Burton: I think so. Sociological things.
Rogers: What is essential is invisible to the eye.
Burton: The question is, what are we teaching?
Rogers: Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed.
Burton: I’ve read that too. That’s a real cool trick.
Rogers: It’s not the things you wear.
Burton: It’s about engagement.
Rogers: What choices encourage heroism in the midst of chaos?
Burton: I think it’s dependent on who you are talking to.
Rogers: Nobody owned a home computer and hardly anyone had a television set and for those who did, there was a choice of three channels.
Burton: My kids grew up completely different.
Rogers: Wow.
Burton: Then there was No Child Left Behind.
Rogers: The other eight children heard him crying; they slowed down, turned around and ran back to him.