No, I got a GED in my 30s. My kids know that I never stop learning, and they know I love reading. I have books overflowing everywhere. I am current on today's events and I read the paper every day, and we talk about it, so they see that appetite.

I can say, "I don't have anything I regret!" But I can also say, "I can go forward in my life the way it is and I don't think I'll accrue any future regrets."

I didn't want o do metal work and get my hands all nicked up and be around guys. So I took drama because there were a lot of girls.

I've learned some exciting things - mostly, that people really want to help each other; and that, if you can lay out a vision for them - and that vision is sincere and genuine - they'll get interested.

I think I benefited from being equal parts ambitious and curious. And of the two, curiosity has served me best.

I can't be smug, because I know that you can lose anything at any point. And I can't be angry, because I haven't lost it.

As much as Parkinson's is about movement, the end stage is being frozen. So the more I let that happen, the more I'm gonna be stuck within that and unable to reverse it.