Nothing is ever perfect. It is what you make of it.

Maybe the thing to do after you roll the dice-and lose-is simply pick them up and roll them again.

For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.

Often I feel that projects overwhelm us when we look at how many hours are involved until completion. But just getting started is usually not that difficult.

I think of how life takes unexpected twists and turns, sometimes through sheer happenstance, sometimes through calculated decisions. In the end, it can all be called fate, but to me, it is more a matter of faith.

I think some of the biggest time sucks are regret and guilt, and I have to fight against those things all the time. In a way, it's a good thing, because it can motivate you to make amends and forgive, but regrets are really, I think, a supreme waste of time in many ways.

She wonders what fool ever said that it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all - she has never disagreed with something so much.