“Well, we're just a couple of weeks from new President Barack Obama being sworn in. And he's been very busy naming a lot of cabinet positions. And today he announced that he wants the surgeon general to be TV Dr. Sanjay Gupta. That was the kid on 'American Idol,' wasn't it?” WantWellsKidsTodayPresidentWeekPositionTvsCoupleBusyBarackIdolsDrsSurgeonsCabinetsPresident Barack ObamaAmerican Idol Author:David Letterman
“I mean, like a lot of kids growing up in the early seventies, I was fed Dr. Kissinger with my Fruit Loops. He was the Dr. Ruth of American foreign policy, and the model statesman.” MeanKidsGrowing UpGrowingPolicyModelsFruitFedsForeign PolicyDrsSeventiesStatesmenLoopsRuthKids Growing UpAmerican Foreign PolicyKissinger Author:Eugene Jarecki
“I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything, I was just really excited about him. So I just started reading about him very young and was inspired by his legacy and looked to him as a role model.” KidsYoungUsedReadingParentRolesKingsModelsInspiredExcitedLegacyRole ModelsDrs Author:John Legend
“I want my kids to know that they're just as good and just as American as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, or Dr. Martin Luther King. My worst fear is they will become ordinary.” KnowsWantKidsWorstKingsOrdinaryDrsLutherAbrahamWorst FearDr Martin Luther King Author:Rafe Esquith