“I’ve always been a rule follower. When they said not to chew gum, I didn’t chew gum. When they said not to use your cellphone, I didn’t use my cellphone. But today, in the spirit of defying expectations, and for perhaps the last time at this podium, I say..."
"Only until the last few days, until we experienced the death threats we experienced the hate, did I realize that these words were speaking directly to us."
