When we're young we have a very clear vision of how life is supposed to be, and it all seems very neatly packaged.

There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children.

Life is the most exciting opportunity we have.

The money was good while it lasted. The best part was clearly that it changed my view of what's possible, as far as thinking how you can have an impact on a national level.

I'd never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my first day with these eager students. There was a shortage of teachers, and they had been without a math teacher for six months. They were so excited to learn math.

I have amazing friends who have led inspirational lives.

You start to think bigger when you see how quickly a TV show can catch on in a whole country. That confidence, and thinking big, opened a lot of doors.