When I was growing up my mom was home. She wanted to go to work, but she waited. She was educated as a teacher. The minute my youngest sister went to school full-time, from first grade, mom went back to work. But she balanced her life. She chose teaching, which enabled her to leave at the same time we left, and come home pretty much the same time we came home. She knew how to balance.

I never pay attention to age or gender. There are just too many other more important things to consider.

I get up really early, and I go to bed really late. Sometimes I get tired, but it's not important. I have an exciting existence, and there's so much to do.

I don't have time to have friends come and stay, except on weekends in Maine. I invite a lot of people to come to Maine.

I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.

All the things I love is what my business is all about.

I think baking cookies is equal to Queen Victoria running an empire. There's no difference in how seriously you take the job, how seriously you approach your whole life.