I didn't go to the right schools, didn't come from a well-known family, nor was I even remotely connected to a powerful publishing dynasty.
I have always made sure that I put my game ahead of anything else, sometimes even before friends and family.
I think for anybody, any family, and I know there are families out there that are going through this even now, that it is the hardest thing in the world. Nobody is ever prepared for it.
The beauty of the characters on 'Justified' is that all the human beings that are written are all flawed. Even with the good guys, you see darkness surface.
Even though photographers are only shooting the outside, beauty is more about who you are as a person - the life you lead - not your facade.
My quick beauty tip is always have a tinted gloss of some kind to give you some color even if you have no makeup on.
At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.
Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.
To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
Just as the Internet drops transaction and collaboration costs in business and government, it also drops the cost of dissent, of rebellion, and even insurrection.
However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we had to make some even tougher decisions.
Pessimism doesn't grow your business or even maintain the status quo. The pessimists on your staff make the job harder for everyone around them. They make difficulties out of opportunities.
The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind ahead even more than teamwork.
I love getting out the house because writing is such a solitary business that even being at the library makes me feel part of the world.
So much of life is a negotiation - so even if you're not in business, you have opportunities to practice all around you.
Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But even then, I try to find something that has a dark or subversive aspect.
I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.
I've always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream.
The idea that the business world's needs get ignored in Washington is perpetuated by business so it can fulfill even more of its needs, real or imagined.
Even for the people in the business who are real music lovers it's really about putting things in the right boxes, and my style doesn't fit into a box.
I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.