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Rudolph Giuliani
Former Mayor of New York City
Rudolph Giuliani: Being a prosecutor, or being an assistant U.S. Attorney, was not a clear direction in law school. It didn't emerge until probably about halfway through law school, when I had a particular professor, Irving Younger, who was an evidence teacher, who had spent a very enjoyable part of his career in the United States Attorney's office. So therefore, his lectures were infected with all these stories of when he was a prosecutor and an assistant U.S. Attorney. And I became friendly with him, and he was my advisor, and that, I think, is the first thing that put in my mind the idea that it would be very, very interesting to be a prosecutor. Because as a young person, it almost seemed kind of harsh. Being a prosecutor sounds like you're going to create difficulties for people. But the reality is that by listening to him and talking to him, I came to the idea that this is when we should really help people. I mean, the reality is that you are dealing with people that do harm to other people, and deterring them from doing it, stopping them from doing it, trying to create more respect for law. I think he's the first one that really, sort of made that turn in my thinking.
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Rudolph Giuliani
Former Mayor of New York City
As the United States Attorney and assistant United States Attorney, a native New Yorker, I knew all the things that were wrong with the city. I had investigated organized crime, prosecuted organized crime, white-collar crime, drug dealing, municipal corruption, other forms of government corruption. I got to see all the bad parts of the city, and I knew all the good parts just from my life as a New Yorker. So I felt, well, this is an ideal situation for me. The city needs a reform mayor right now. It needs somebody who is going to change things. It needs a mayor who understands how to reduce crime, because we were averaging thousands and thousands of murders -- at one point, we were averaging 2,000 murders a year -- and so maybe I could get myself elected.
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Whoopi Goldberg
Actress and Activist
Whoopi Goldberg: Come on! Come on! You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck. But if it's what you want to do with your whole heart and soul, come on. Go everywhere, learn everything. Learn Shakespeare. Shakespeare is great fun. Don't be thrown by the words. The words are the same words that we use with a little different implementation. Write things for yourself. Come on, it's a great way to spend time. It's a great way to learn history. It's a great way to learn all kinds of things. But only come if you're coming to play. If you're not coming to play, you should get another gig to supplement your acting.
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Daniel Goldin
Space Exploration
Daniel Goldin: My father has had an incredible -- I said "had." He died recently. He was a major force in my life. He had an incredible drive for me because he didn't have the success in his life that he had dreamed of, and he exposed me to science. But, most of all he exposed me to the stars. He took me to the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History. I could see the tapes in my mind playing in color the day I went to the Hayden Planetarium, and they turned on that star machine and I looked up and they showed our own galaxy. It was breathtaking, and I remember this at seven years old. And I remember talking to my father and I was saying, "How can we go there? I want to go there."
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Daniel Goldin
Space Exploration
I think it's very dangerous for young people to set unrealistic goals because then you have an excuse for failure and you can say, "It's okay that I live in mediocrity because I didn't achieve my goal." But, if you set a goal that's unachievable, you're leading yourself down a very bad direction. Very, very bad. So success must be defined. A dream must be laid down. A determination and inner strength must be there. And, in my case, making a contribution -- taking America to the moon, to Mars and the stars, even as one small piece -- is my definition of success. And I believe I could do that. I know I could do that.
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