Quotes by Chelsea Clinton

“I think with our problems with hopelessness and cynicism that [the solution] ultimately has to come from the young people themselves. Weve got to realize we are the future and we make of our future what we make of it, and ultimately we have to do it for ourselves.”

“We proved we could be safe and secure at home, and still have more allies and friends in the world.”

“I had seen people who had lost everything and everyone they loved to war, famine, and natural disasters.”

“I think they were interested in it.”

“How we use these surpluses in this moment of prosperity will determine Americas future for decades to come. Nothing will more surely determine it than making the right choices,”

“If Congress will pass a plan that gives real, voluntary Medicare prescription drug coverage ... then I will sign a marriage penalty relief law,”

“For all the tornadoes Arkansas has, and the ones that have hit around Little Rock, we never had one just basically come down Main Street,”

“We grieve for the loss of life, ... I ask you to redouble your resolve and help your neighbors.”

Born in 1987 in Malawi, William grew up in a village with no electricity or running water, and in a family that barely survived on the food it grew with a little left over to pay for school. After a terrible drought in 2001, William had to drop out of school because his family could no longer afford his school fees. He kept educating himself by going to the library and reading everything he could. One day, he found a book on windmills and determined hed build one. So he did. Starting with scrap parts he found in light bulbs and radios. William built the first windmill he or his village had ever seen. And it worked, generating electricity for his family and his neighbors.Williamkamkwamba.com

So, if anyone ever tells you no, of anyone says your voice isnt important or your dreams are too big, remember these women. They persisted and so should you.

Whats important to recognize is that in the U.S. today, tens of millions of kids start life on a uneven playing field. Imagine having to try to run a race if you started ten yards behind everyone else, hadnt eaten breakfast that morning, or maybe even dinner the night before, had slept in your third homeless shelter that month and didnt have shoes that fit right. Catching up would be really, really hard. With almost 32 million American kids living in low-income families, that means four out of ten runners are starting far back.

I never doubted I would have a roof over my head, a school to go to, enough to to eat, books (and newspapers) to read, a safe neighborhood to play in and a doctor to see if I got sick.My parents and grandparents made sure I knew I was lucky.

I hope to become a better teacher. I love teaching.

I had seen people who had lost everything and everyone they loved to war, famine, and natural disasters.

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.

Millennials regularly draw ire for their cell phone usage. Theyre mobile natives, having come of age when landlines were well on their way out and payphones had gone the way of dinosaurs. Because of their native fluency, Millennials recognize mobile phones can do a whole lot more than make calls, enable texting between friends or tweeting.

I walk my dog every morning.

My parents have been incredibly supportive from perhaps the first real independent decision I made to become a vegetarian at 11, which was certainly not consistent with their diet at the time.

I hope to make a positive, productive contribution, as cheesy as that may sound.

We need Hollywood to make movies and television shows about sexy female engineers.