All of a sudden you realise that you are the person who has control of your life.

I really do believe that all of you are at the beginning of a wonderful journey.As you start traveling down that road of life, remember this: There are never enough comfort stops. The places you're going to are never on the map. And once you get that map out, you won't be able to re-fold it no matter how smart you are. So forget the map, roll down the windows, and whenever you can pull over and have picnic with a pig. And if you can help it never fly as cargo.

Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it.

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting.

I believe that life is basically a process of growth-that we go through many lives, choosing those situations and problems that we will learn through.

When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.

At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in art because I was interested in theatre design, stage design or television design.