Think about it: send SLASH receive. Email is the frenzied killer of proper communication.

Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people.

What I am interested in, what I write and care about, exists in the slow lane, somewhere between hand-ploughed fields and a pint of real ale.

Eyesight can be so blinding. We need to look beyond the face of things.

There’s no such thing as writer’s block, so long as you’ve had plenty of time to think about what you want to write.

The process of creation begins way before one starts writing.

I needed some space to lay myself out, so that I could decide which pieces I wanted to pick up.

Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing.

A consultant: someone brought in to build a one-handled wheelbarrow.

Sentiments, as I have found, can be harvested from places where our memories are fondest.

If we have faith, then we can see the beauty around us. If we don’t then we are just blind followers, not knowing why we are on the path.

The main reason of fear of failure lies in people’s being unaware of the impact of misfortune on achieving success

I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life - all mystery and magic.

Minnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee - a tradition I'd like very much to continue.

Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.

It's great to be queen!

Giving up and doing something else (nursing, for me) was exactly what eventually led me to making music that other people wanted to hear.

Directing music videos, especially ones that are concept/narrative driven is challenging in itself, but Directing a music video within a digital video environment is even more difficult.

Honestly every day had huge challenges. I remember one day coming home and running a bath and going, "You don't know how to act, do you?" It was the most humbling experience ever.

The maker of a sentence launches out into the infinite.

I think people direct good films when they feel personal to them, not because it's a famous book or something. It has to something move over that and somehow become personal to the director.