When You Can't Remember Why You're Hurt,

The Capacity Of Young People To Persevere, Even Under The Most Adverse Conditions, Never Ceases To Amaze Me.

Our Youth Deserve The Opportunity To Complete Their High School And College Education, Free Of Early Parenthood. Their Future Children Deserve The Opportunity To Grow Up In Financially And Emotionally Stable Homes. Our Communities Benefit From Healthy, Productive, Well-prepared Young People.

Perfection Is A Toxic Desire. We Are Not Supposed To Be Perfect. The Challenge Is Not To Be Perfect, It's To Be Whole.

Think About It: Reducing Crime And Poverty And Ensuring That We Have An Educated, Stable Work Force Has A Direct Effect On You And Me And The Future Of Our Country.

My Childhood Was Influenced By The Roles My Father Played In His Movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln Or Tom Joad In The Grapes Of Wrath, His Characters Communicated Certain Values Which I Try To Carry With Me To This Day.