I fancy myself as being a fairly competent person.

We all need to provide the checks and balances for democracy.

Too often, we spend our days thinking about what we don't have rather than what we do have. Be grateful every day.

Our time on Earth is so random.

I never run hills. My quads are already big enough. I don't run to build muscle; I do it for cardio.

The city of Oia is the most magnificently romantic place I've ever been.

The Girl Scouts is where I became acquainted with the idea that a woman can do anything. Learning that early on has a tremendous impact on the development of a young girl's personality. It had a huge impact on me. Girl Scouts is where I first learned about philanthropy and fell in love with the concept of helping others-in my troop this was very important. We did a lot of community service like picking up trash and feeding the homeless. Loving humankind was something that echoed throughout my time at Girl Scouts.