in your next job, you might be doing something else, you might be jim messina. i was a kid that came from montana, i put myself through school, but now i get to drive a cool car and work for the president. [applause] >> i think also, especially in a down market, why we choose these drums. you mentioned you took six years to get through undergraduate. how was your mom doing in that time? >> she was not pain, so it did not matter. [laughter] just like all of you, sheelooked at me and said, he is happy, he has passion. as long as he is happy. i think she'd got it when she went to my job at capitol hill and said, wow, you are not a slacker. the single most important thing love. if you do not love it, do not do it. it does not mean that you will love making copies or answering the phone, but working for people that you are passionate about, it will make you motivated. if you like making cupcakes, go and make cupcakes. i wanted to be the star quarterback of the denver broncos, but that did not work, so i went to work to camping -- on campaigns. >> who do you look to t

in your next job, you might be doing something else, you might be jim messina. i was a kid that came from montana, i put myself through school, but now i get to drive a cool car and work for the president. [applause] >> i think also, especially in a down market, why we choose these drums. you mentioned you took six years to get through undergraduate. how was your mom doing in that time? >> she was not pain, so it did not matter. [laughter] just like all of you, sheelooked at me and said, he is happy, he has passion. as long as he is happy. i think she'd got it when she went to my job at capitol hill and said, wow, you are not a slacker. the single most important thing love. if you do not love it, do not do it. it does not mean that you will love making copies or answering the phone, but working for people that you are passionate about, it will make you motivated. if you like making cupcakes, go and make cupcakes. i wanted to be the star quarterback of the denver broncos, but that did not work, so i went to work to camping -- on campaigns. >> who do you look to t