My red patent-leather, 5-inch peep-toe slingbacks are not mere shoes. They are fine art. They make me feel tall. They make me feel sexy. They make me feel powerful. I call them my 'special-day shoes.'

Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.

I love an underdog. No, I don't necessarily mean the cartoon. I mean like David, as in Goliath, or the Bears, as in The Bad News Bears.

I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.

Teens look at cause-related efforts with some scrutiny. They know they are often a target market, but it has to make sense to them.

Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.

We're finding [texting] 11 times more powerful than email [for communicating with kids].