I was taken to an examining room where a big butch nurse practitioner came in and asked me if I was pregnant. “No way!” Was I sexually active? “Nope!” Had I ever been molested? “Well,” I said, trying to make a joke, “Oprah says the only answers to that question are ‘Yes’ and ‘I don’t remember.’ ” I laughed. We were having fun. The nurse looked at me, concerned/annoyed.

You’re in competition with everyone.

Sometimes I'll be telling my husband, 'I think I'm cracking up'. Sometimes you just need a minute to say, 'I think I'm cracking' and just acknowledge it.

It’s no more dangerous to society than a radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds.

My work is my work. I take my work seriously but I don't take myself too seriously.

You can't control things by being nervous.

In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.