I am certainly vulnerable when I sit down with parents who have lost their children to gun violence. The emotion that they experience is so foreign to me that I find it very hard to say the right things.

I am deeply inspired by the courage and achievements of young people who didn't have the safety nets I had growing up.

Fighting for social justice is not about leaving the mainstream. It is about being right in the middle of it.

We must change the culture of politics first.

Stop the bullsh*t. Stop drawing lines in the sand like previous generations [have done].

I believe that it is my job to fight for the rights of others to have the same rights that I take for granted. As a white, American male, I have had it quite good. I recognize that and fight every day for everyone to have the same opportunities that I have had.

I have been so damn lucky to be able to do what I love my entire life. I never take that for granted.