We're not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation.

Uninformed people can be easily manipulated.

I came away with the idea that respect is really the solution. We need to teach young people to respect authority - particularly, respect the law.

Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special.

Now, as far as monitoring is concerned, what my point is, we need to make sure that any place - I don't care whether it's a mosque, a school, a supermarket, a theater, you know it doesn't matter. If there are a lot of people getting there and engaging in radicalizing activities then we need to be suspicious of it.

I've had a lot of experience building things, organizing things, a national scholarship program.

When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn't care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool.