“Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step.”

The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.

Since the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word.

Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life.

We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.

Maybe we don’t need to wait for our grandchildren’s questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.

Where no girl is denied access to education, for instance.

Se oAnd I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.f sex is enraging.

All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain – and pretty much nothing else.

But it doesn’t change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.

A real world that is increasingly technology-driven.

Because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to ‘this costs too much’ or ‘that’s impossible.’

There’s no committee that says, ‘This is the type of person who can change the world – and you can’t.

A lot of negative words adults call the young.

It seems we’re not only uninformed about our present.

I realise I’m still a child, though I do feel older.

If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we’d have a better world.

To paraphrase something the anthropologist Ashley Montagu once said, the way I change my life is to act as if I’m the person I want to be. This is, to me, the simplest, wisest advice you can give anyone.

You have no idea what you’re really in for, but you do it anyway.

“I wouldn’t want that to get around, Annie.” “You don’t mean that, Carl.” “Ah, we might as well call them beanies, Annie.” “Why?” “When in Rome do as the Romans do.” “Do they call them beanies in Rome?” she asked artlessly. “This is the silliest conversation.

We’ll attack anyone who tries to harm our citizens.

If I don’t take care of myself and be kind to myself, then I can’t take care of anyone else.

To anyone who is homeless, I say, find a home.

I used to wake up and look at our analytics and think, “What if yesterday was the last day anyone used Pinterest?” Like, everyone collectively decided, “We’re done!” Over time I got more confidence.

A turkey which was no doubt a lively, intelligent bird… a social being… capable of actual affection… nuzzling its young with almost human- like compassion. Anyway, it’s dead and we’re gonna eat it. Please give our respects to its family.