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When I was young, it was difficult to imagine entering a world where my parents succeeded so much and I could have risked failing. It would have felt much harder.

My parents pushed us very hard to work, both in the home, doing chores and cooking, and at school.

I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have.

What upset me the most was not that I would die, but that I was letting down my parents. I felt very guilty for chasing this dream career of mine, at the expense of my parents.

I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.

My parents, who were split up, were so good at keeping my environment strong and keeping everything around me not focused on the fact that we were poor. They got me culture. They took me to museums. They showed art to me. They read to me. And my mother drove two hours a day to take me to University Elementary School.

I always wanted to make sure my parents didn't have to work again for the rest of their lives.

My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately.

My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't familiar with, that was not part of their lifestyle, they let me go ahead and do it.