But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My life is not very different from what it was 20 years ago. In fact, my career hasn't changed much since I was 22.
Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
In 50 years, I don't think you're gonna look back at 2006 and say, 'The good old days.'
If you are succesfull for 20 years, you can't expect to stay on the same level all through that period. A career has its ups and downs and in-betweens.
To be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you.
In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.
The fact is I still have quite a few good years in front of me. I still improve.
There was a point where there was a vision that we'll get to a certain age, and then we'll retire and be happy. Now that's like, that's being compromised every day. So I think we have to start living happy now and stop waiting for the forty years because by then you'll be so sick, you wouldn't enjoy it anyway.
I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
Just because you live 20 years or 100 years doesn't make it less meaningful. They're both short amount of times. So all we can do is just live in that time, whatever time we're given.