Raising Quotations | Page 8

My father-in-law was a U.S. Marine colonel, and he was stationed on the base that we played at, ... There were about 68,000 Marines and families. We were raising money because when these kids go away and then come home in a body bag, their family gets $12,000 and they get kicked off the base a month later.

My parents have always been an inspiration, raising two children and sending them both to college while each holding full-time jobs. Both of them have been so unselfish in all of my 18 years, and have always given whatever they could to me first before they even thought of themselves.

My mom is the rock of our family. She keeps everyone together, everyone going straight forward. She's an unbelievable woman, raising four kids, moving to a different country (while) barely speaking English, she's a tremendous person. Both of my parents are my real-life idols.

Mac is what I call the new Chrysler Corporation, ... You may have watched him in the Senate (race). He is nothing like that. He has put together a team. He is totally focused on being a challenger, working hard, raising money and being out there everyday.

I was wreck at the thought of raising money. I was shocked by the support I received from so many of my friends. It had been a real positive experience. It gave me the extra motivation to prepare for the race. There is a little extra pressure to do well now, because I will be letting people down if I don't finish.

I went from raising Allegra into being Chairman of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and from there into writing this book.

I went down the wrong path a lot of times, ... But if my brothers found out, they'd come after me. It was those two who kept their eyes on me. My oldest brother really was like a father to me. He was a kid when he was raising me, so, really, he didn't have anyone telling him what to do. He didn't want me to make the same mistakes he made.

I went to a Jesuit school as an undergraduate, and that helped me gain a deep appreciation for philosophy. The general mentality of most engineers is that if we can invent something, we should. It's not that simple. At Heathrow airport they are debating the use of new X-ray technology that electronically disrobes a person and shows their naked image. Government power is something that's easy to abuse, and many people are raising questions about invasion of privacy.

When the time comes for the Fed to have these meetings over the next six months, the situation will look different and they will actually keep raising rates.

There are other candidates who will just go along with what the mayor wants, and that would be tragic. We don't need another person on the council who is afraid of raising their voice and speak out.