My grandfather raised me believing in the power of youth to change the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I was younger, I had big visions of changing the world.
My grandmother's generation and generations before always saw beyond the horizons of their own lives and their own circumstances. They believed that opportunity created today would lead to prosperity tomorrow.
I believed in raising my children as I had been raised.
My father's generation gave to my generation a land of wealth and purpose and world economic dominance.
Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.
One of the most startling events in my life was when my older son was about 16, and he blamed me for all the troubles of the world. So I, I felt like telling him, 'Oh no, I was just like you when I was your age; I wanted to change the world, too.'
My father raised me to think independently and follow my own path in life.
The most important influence in my childhood was my father.
My parents leaving a third world country to a first world country and building from nothing - that's really inspiring to me and it's influenced me in a positive way.
When I was young, I watched my mom and dad build everything that matters: a family, a business and a good name. I was raised to believe in hard work, in faith and family. My dad, Ed Pence, was a combat veteran in Korea.