Chicago Quote by Richard Edelman

I remember when I was 19, it was pretty tough.

— will.i.am

I grew up around politics. I organized my first campaign when I was 14, a walk-out in my high school to protest the year-round…

— Boots Riley

I was 10 years old when my father was assassinated in 1968. Then, I had some sense of the sacrifices and hardships required of…

— Martin Luther King III

As I got older as a teenager and even early 20s... I was so angry and I was just known as the fighter of…

— Eddie Kingston

I was young. I was 23 or 24. I just wasn't a fan of the politics of campaigning - of going into that environment…

— Simon Helberg

I got into politics when I was eight years old.

— Jonathan Krohn

When I was 14, I tried to stab someone.

— Benjamin Carson

I was a rebellious adolescent. It was the '60s. Everyone was rebellious. I hated high school.

— George Dyson

I was in high school when Columbine happened.

— Pete Buttigieg

I was very much a tough New York street kid. I went to a school where you had to learn how to get along…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

I used to throw mad parties because I had all this damn money! Some of them got out of hand. People wanted to fight,…

— DJ Quik

Growing up, when we would get dragged to these events, I didn't want to be there. Over time, as we got older, I developed…

— Julian Castro