“Over the summer I thought that I would seek out non-Americans as friends, just for diversity's sake. Now I find that I want to be around Americans - people who I know are thinking about our country as much as I am.”
“People who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and in our world have always inspired me.”
“Service is a deceptively profound way to prove not only what you can do for the world, but what you can tell the world to expect from you and your ambitions.”
“The solid, middle-class values of hard work, responsibility, family, community, and faith my father talked about tirelessly from Iowa to New York, he lived at home. The hopes he had for his family and for me, he had for all Americans. I think Americans understood this.”
“Through their 'Making a Difference' franchise, I am excited to work with NBC News to continue to highlight stories of organizations and individuals who make their communities and our world healthier, more just and more humane.”
“What inspires me most are people who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and around the world.”
“What's profound and exciting is the way young people are taking advantage of the fact that the Internet enables everyone to have a megaphone. It enables everyone to stand up and say, 'I deserve to be heard, and I demand that you listen.'”
“I walk my dog every morning.”
“A tin roof is one of the greatest indicators of prosperity in the developing world.”
“Even during my father's 1984 gubernatorial campaign, it was, 'Do you want to grow up and be governor one day?' 'No. I am four.'”