My father loves his country and is ready to lead it. In my fathers gut: integrity.

I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.

We don't necessarily always agree, but hopefully we make each other think, and that's what matters.

I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.

But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.

There has to be room for people to make mistakes and lead their own lives.

I just learned not to take a single thing for granted, and I think it just is extraordinary.