The American Teenager Project - Houston, TX

JM: Okay, then. Who do you respect the most and why?

MT: The person I respect the most is my mother. The reason why, she went through more, she went through a lot of things and she still here, and like still going through it, she still like striving, and like put me in this world, so I give all my respect to her, sir.

JM: Can you give me an example of her hardships?

MT: I rather not explain that.

JM: Okay, I respect that. If you could be someone else in the world, who would you be and why?

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MT: Nobody because I feel like if I try to be somebody else I feel like it won’t work, so I feel like you know how they say there’s no other life like your own, so I rather be myself and like make myself greater than be someone else.

JM: Great philosophy. What qualities do you look for in a president?

MT: Smart, knows what he or she is doing, mostly a great amount of experience in politics, because without experience, you’re basically a dumb deer stuck in front of [car] headlights.

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