Make sure you meet the right people, people who know that industry and are willing to help you. Do your homework - read books about the industry, talk to people. If you don't know something, ask.

Seven is a lucky number, so I plan to do a lot of lucky things with my seventh place title.

I have a good sense of direction.

I play the piano and write music.

Everything I do is music-related.

I'm trying to remain unfamous.

If you think life is magical or life is hard, either way you are right. Your thoughts are the source of reality.

Every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end.

The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

My poor vision gives me a soft-focus morning. For the first half hour, I kind of wander through my house, and everything is a blur. I put my contacts in when I'm ready to deal with the world.

We are what we eat, so I eat as many veggies as I can!

One of the first things every press secretary assures you is, the boss has a wonderful sense of humor, because not to have a sense of humor is considered flagrantly un-American.

The economy is in tatters; your job is in trouble - if you still have a job. And you know what? I've been saying it for years.

To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always going to be a few points behind the top guys.

Fuel conservation is a necessity, and I have to be the first person to set the example.