To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.

It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it.

How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. It's more evident now.

The only thing that mattered was what you were to do in life, and it wasn't about money. It was about teaching, or learning.

You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition.