I just want to make sure I have a sense of balance between work and life, because work is my life and the lines can get really blurry.

Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time!

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.

When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful.

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.

I think happiness is what makes you pretty.

Daisies are like sunshine to the ground.

I've always loved butterflies, because they remind us that it's never too late to transform ourselves.

Few and mean as my gifts may be, I actually am, and do not need for my own assurance or the assurance of my fellows any secondary testimony.

When it comes to betting on yourself... you're a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.

Collaboration, it turns out, is not a gift from the gods but a skill that requires effort and practice.

I can be humbler than anyone.

Iraq has to be made an international, and not just a national American problem.

Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!

I love comics. All I've been doing is reading every day, sitting in the house. Because I've not been feeling too good, so I've been reading and reading.

We cannot choose one desktop over the other - Gnome or KDE - because there's users for both code bases.

I believe that you've got to love your work so much that it is all you want to do.

I have been a harmony enthusiast since I was a child, singing in choir and with friends growing up. I always put a ton of harmonies on my demos.