My teeth are crooked, my nose is broken. I've never thought of myself as beautiful

It is an embarrassing time to be an American. It really is. It's humiliating.

Military action on Iraq makes me feel ashamed to come from the United States. It is humiliating.

Yes, and you should question your government.

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.