I Had Seen People Who Had Lost

My Parents Have Been Incredibly Supportive From Perhaps The First Real Independent Decision I Made To Become A Vegetarian At 11, Which Was Certainly Not Consistent With Their Diet At The Time.

Celebrate Those Who Have The Courage To Be Second, Because I Do Think That Often There Really Is This Claustrophobic Pressure To Innovate Instead Of To Adapt.

He Has Always Provided Me A Safe Place To Land And A Hard Place From Which To Launch.

My Grandmother, Who Passed Away At The Beginning Of November, Had A Core Adage In Her Life That Life Is Not About What Happens To You But About What You Do With What Happens To You. She Recently Had Been Cajoling Me And Challenging Me To Do More With My Life. To Lead More Of A Purposefully Public Life.

What Inspires Me Most Are People Who Imagine And Implement Solutions To Challenges In Their Own Lives, In Their Communities, In Our Country And Around The World.