Most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them.

My dogs can't do anything--and what a relief. I don't make any demands of them, and I don't try to shape them or their future. For the most part, I trust them to make the right choices for themselves. I always look forward to seeing them, and I love just watching them sleep. What a great relationship.

My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me.

Most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them.

I'm a slave to my dogs and go out with them almost every day. They are poorly behaved if they don't run. They really act up.

But just because you love something, I added to myself, doesn't mean you'll ever be great. Not if you don't work. Most people stink at the things they love.

Every day that you don't practice is a day you're getting worse.