Prom has all the elements of a popular story. It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama. It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.

The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.

Young people are often asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' and given advice about how to lead meaningful adult lives, but where's the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?

If I had my way, I'd end all wars and poverty. We should all be more aware of what's going on in the world around us and less ignorant.

Enthusiasm just creates bubbles; it doesn't keep them from popping.

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

History is made every day. The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.