The Outside World Can Be Very Tough.

Well, You Can't Be Trying To Achieve Success Of Any Kind In This Business Without Accepting That There's Going To Be A Flip Side To It.

I Am Lucky To Have Had An Attentive, Curious And Loving Dad And Heart-smart, Down To Earth, Gifted Mother. They Changed The Outlooks Of Their Own Lives And Have Never Forgotten The People And Organizations That Helped Them Dream Bigger Than Their Circumstances Should Have Allowed.

My Parents Came From A Poor Background And Worked Their Way Up Because Of Education. They Saw It As A Way To Succeed. So They Cared About Me Getting Straight A Grades When I Was Growing Up.

I Know Enough To Know That When You're In A Pickle... Call Mom.

I Do Like Having My Ears Pierced, Because There's A Lot More Choice In Pierced Earrings Than There Is With Clip-ons, And They're A Lot More Comfortable To Wear - Sometimes I Completely Forget I've Got Them In And End Up Going To Sleep Wearing Them.