Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible.

Storytelling, a primitive art, is as old as the beginning of mankind. People want to receive what's out there in the form of stories, not just facts, opinion, analysis.

Most writers want to share their essay or book much too quickly. Those who accept the pain of hard work and revising are those who get published.

The seeds of genius are in many blogs, but bloggers lack the interest in or understanding of the difference between blogging and fully-formed literary efforts.

The myth of objectivity made nonfiction increasingly unread. In feature articles, we could be playful in the opening and clever in the end but in the middle it was back to the boring basics.

Bloggers intent on self-expression which renders no service to readers don't get read.

First make your business itself a brand and then every product you create will be accepted as a brand.

Go somewhere people only dream of in their most wildest imagination.

Sacrifice: That's what makes our mosaic so beautiful and rich.

Mr. Speaker, high natural gas prices and the summer spike in gasoline prices serve as a stark reminder that the path to energy independence is a long and arduous one.

In Nashville, as in every other city, there's no substitute for hard work.

I know that I will always regret it later in life if I had turned down the chance to play at another great club like Real Madrid...

If you're in a good profession, it's hard to get bored, because you're never finished - there will always be work you haven't done.

There's nothing bigger than being asked to perform at the Super Bowl.

Sometimes I take a temperature of things just because everyone else does. Especially when I'm doing a play. I want to know what people are thinking, positive or negative.

I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story. I don't achieve nearly what I want.