New Jersey shaped who and what I am. Growing up in Jersey gave you all the advantages of New York, but you were in its shadow. Anyone who's come from here will tell you that same story.

Home is home even for those who aspire to serve wider interests and who have established their home of choice in distant regions.

I come from this really small town near Nashville, Tennessee, where everything was la-di-da and normal.

We must make our homes centers of compassion and forgive endlessly.

Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home.

Peace and war begin at home. If we truly want peace in the world, let us begin by loving one another in our own families. If we want to spread joy, we need for every family to have joy.