It's great to have support like that. Being far from home, it's good to have people supporting you.

It's great to have support like that. Being far from home, it's good to have people supporting you.

If you idolize someone for their accomplishments, and those accomplishments spurn you on to make gains in your own life, read more

If you idolize someone for their accomplishments, and those accomplishments spurn you on to make gains in your own life, then admiring a celebrity can have a positive influence on your ambition, or even your mental health.

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the read more

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life

People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so read more

People had been afraid to speak out. They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so dominant and so imposing in their communities, where they're told they don't have any rights.

[Ms. Andersen, who couldn't afford to live on campus, remembered meeting other commuters at their cars at the moment members read more

[Ms. Andersen, who couldn't afford to live on campus, remembered meeting other commuters at their cars at the moment members of the Alameda County Police force stormed up the avenue toward them. The National Guard closed in from the other direction, and overhead, a helicopter [hovered over] the assembled group.] I thought, 'How did we come to this?' ... I witnessed what I thought was the hypocrisy of some of those protests.

You are looking as fresh as paint.

You are looking as fresh as paint.

She really did her homework on this one and read the analysts.

She really did her homework on this one and read the analysts.

Willie's done a great job. He's got his degree. He's already got a job lined up at a bank. He's read more

Willie's done a great job. He's got his degree. He's already got a job lined up at a bank. He's going to be a loan officer. I'm real proud of him and what he's done.