Little kids know that food is made in the leaves. Do they forget that when they grow up? This is going to shorten the lives of these trees.

You just have to stay as upbeat as you can. We have a lot of kids who know what it takes to win, so we will be fine. They are a little down now, but we will be OK.

You could get a wheelchair over (the bump) too. Nobody wants a tripping hazard, but you don't have to chop down a tree to fix it.

One of the things we often forget about gangster rappers is they are kids coming up from the real underbelly of American life,

Don't slip into the traps, and don't forget about your 'hood, the kids in the 'hood. Remember, you're disposable, so take advantage while you can.

I'll never forget it. We could hear those kids screaming in delight and terror from a half mile away. We must have looked like a pirate ship emerging from nowhere. That was the only time since I've been on the Nina that I wished I could have been watching it from land instead of being on deck.