In My Family In Particular, I Think,

In Those Rare Moments, When Such A Person Comes Along, We Need To Put Aside Our Plans And Reach For What We Know Is Possible.

There's So Much To Think About When You're Becoming An Adult, And There's So Many Great Poems About That Apprehension And Excitement.

One Of The Greatest Gifts My Brother And I Received From My Mother Was Her Love Of Literature And Language. With Their Boundless Energy, Libraries Open The Door To These Worlds And So Many Others. I Urge Young And Old Alike To Embrace All That Libraries Have To Offer.

The Happiest Years Of My Mother's Life Were Spent In Washington, D.c. It Was Where She Met My Father, Where John Was Born And Where I Spent My Earliest Years.

It Is Not Easy To Stand Up Against Your Constituents Or Your Friends Or Colleagues Or Your Community And Take A Tough Stand For Something You Believe Is Right. Because You Always Want To Keep Working And Live To Fight Another Battle And It Might Cost You Your Career.