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My mother gave up a good part of her career to look after me.

I like to give back.

I was given away. If your mother gives you away, you think everybody who comes into your life is going to give you away.

One of the nicest satisfactions you can have is to be able to give something back to your parents when they've given so much to you.

I always wanted what Mom and Dad had.

One of mom's greatest acts of generosity was that she trained me to be defiant. Her great gift to me was encouraging me to be the person that I wanted to be, not the one that she and my father wished I was.

I'm very fortunate to have been raised in my family. I learned early about the importance of giving back.

I always wanted to be a mom.

I always knew that I would give back. My mother and my father both believe you have to work hard and give back. That's why I was a volunteer firefighter, that's why I worked in a homeless shelter. I always knew I'd give back, elective office or not.

Coming from a family of preachers, the idea of giving back has been part of my life as long as I can remember.