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My parents and my grandmother inspire me every day and, every day, in my work and personal life. ”
I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit work - will help me to live my grandmother's adage of 'Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you.' ”
It's a widely-held belief that Millennials are obsessed with money. And it's also wildly true. Just don't mistake it for a fixation with getting rich. ”
My parents were definitely on the incentive side of parenting. Like, they told me that my father had learned to read when he was three. So, of course, I thought I had to, too. ”
I hope that my children will someday be as proud of me as I am of my mom. I am so grateful to be her daughter. I'm so grateful that she is Charlotte's and Aiden's grandmother. She makes me proud every single day. ”
I find the fact that more than 750,000 children still die every year around the world because of severe dehydration due to diarrhea unacceptable. ”
When people say crazy stuff about me or my family, I don't take it seriously. ”
We have to do whatever we can to ensure that no child dies of diarrhea. ”
I just hope that I will be as good a mom to my child, and hopefully children, as my mom was to me. ”
I certainly believe that all of my friends should have the right, as Marc and I did, to marry their best friend. I certainly expect my straight friends to help us achieve that for all New Yorkers, for all Americans, and for the children that, at least, Marc and I hope to have someday. ”