I'm always struck by how innately curious kids are about the world around us and how engaged and sensitive they are to what is happening .. and how many kids do want to be engaged and do what to make a difference.

What inspires me most are people who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and around the world.

As a mom, what I found so disturbing were the things that were being said on a national stage - I mean, literally on the stage and off the stage, around the convention about women, about minorities, about Muslims, about immigrants.

For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

I'm sorry, I don't talk to the press. Even though I think you're cute.

Determination gets you a long way.

My parents have been incredibly supportive from perhaps the first real independent decision I made to become a vegetarian at 11, which was certainly not consistent with their diet at the time.