"Another hero was Tom Swift, in the books. What he stood for, the freedom, the scientific knowledge and being and engineer gave him the ability to invent solutions to problems. He's always been a hero to me. I buy old Tom Swift books now and read them to my own children"
- Steve Wozniak
About this Quote
Steve Wozniak's quote talks to the power of literature and the effect it can have on our lives. Tom Swift, the lead character of the books, is a hero to Wozniak because of the values he represents: freedom, clinical knowledge, and engineering. These values have actually motivated Wozniak to pursue his own dreams and invent services to issues. He now passes on this motivation to his own children by reading the Tom Swift books to them. This quote shows the importance of literature in motivating us to reach our objectives and the power of handing down these stories to the next generation. It also speaks with the timelessness of literature and how it can still matter and inspiring even decades after it was written.
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