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.

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

When it is time for you to leave this school, leave your job, or even leave this earth, you make sure you have worked hard to make sure it mattered you were even here.

But really, where leadership is born and where leadership is really bred is.

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 common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity. Fighting for your convictions is important. But finding peace is paramount. Knowing when to fight and when to seek peace is wisdom. Ubuntu was right.

The work is not simply about an occupation .. but why you are here.