We are all dying. Every single day that we are alive.

I simply cannot fathom the horrors of being enslaved, and the thought that children are ripped apart from their families and used year in and out for sex and hard labor under the threat of violence and death breaks my heart.

I know people who are embarrassed to be American. They don't like showing their passports. It's becoming a scary place. It takes someone very brave not to be quiet, someone who doesn't mind death threats, their life being turned upside down, news cameras outside their door. There is no freedom of speech in America anymore. They are not living up to the constitution. There's so much fear in America and control.

I will only take something or agree to do something that I feel like I understand, and inherent in understanding is empathy.

It's funny because sometimes one doesn't actually consider these things for one's self until one's in a situation like this press conferece where one has to kind of think about it.

I truly beleive that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us.

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.