Just because a child's parents are poor or uneducated is no reason to deprive the child of basic human rights to health care, education and proper nutrition.

In trying to make a big difference, don't ignore the small daily differences we can make.

Children cannot lobby and cannot vote. We must speak for them.

So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done.

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.

Investing in [children] is not a national luxury or a national choice. It's a national necessity. If the foundation of your house is crumbling, you don't say you can't afford to fix it while you're building astronomically expensive fences to protect it from outside enemies. The issue is not are we going to pay - it's are we going to pay now, up front, or are we going to pay a whole lot more later on.

There comes a time when you roll up your sleeves and put yourself at the top of your commitment list.