Meanness is the one thing I do get upset about on those rare occasions when I see it.

You have to have a government that does give both money and energy to function in a leadership role modeling giving for the people. Government is supposed to lead by example in many cases.

Faith and optimism come from love.

You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something and have a certain optimism.

Meanness is the one thing I do get upset about on those rare occasions when I see it.

My whole family was Muslim, and most of the people I knew were Muslim.

Government that's not particularly caring and is hands off is not particularly inspiring.