Each disaster became a steppingstone for growth.

Life is full of challenges. How you handle these challenges is what builds character. Never be afraid to be who you are.

For me, what I see happening in this [clean water] crisis is deterioration of the family. It is deterioration of our health.

We must have clean water and the health and the welfare of our children is at stake and is at risk.

My mom and my dad taught me the greatest gifts we have are our family, our health and the right to clean water and good land.

Take It From Me: Life's a Struggle but You Can Win

What people don't understand is like when water gets polluted, it's an entire aquifer. There's a whole fascinating world that exists underneath our feet that we don't see, therefore we don't relate.