I had this odd sibling rivalry with America.

I don't think it's an accident who our parents are; I believe we choose them. So maybe I chose my parents in order to effect change.

I think we can work through a lot of political and international problems, but what really frightens me is what's happening environmentally.

The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: 'We did something wrong.' But nobody in a family like mine would ever respond like this.

I had this odd sibling rivalry with America.

Even if the Bush Administration had flung open the gates to stem-cell research years ago, we would not be at the point of offering treatment today. Christopher Reeve would still have been taken from us. But we would be closer.

I'm not the angry, rebellious child that I was. You can remain a child for a long time. I certainly did. I was a slow learner.