My mother is extraordinary; she's a superwoman, like so many other single mothers who are out there.

The importance of high expectations plays a big role.

I just want to make sure that public service doesn't have to be an occupation, but it needs to be a way of life.

The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.

Potential is universal, opportunity is not.

The expectations that others place on us help us form our expectations of ourselves.

We're not products of our environments, we're products of our expectations.