He was responsible for so many things -- street paving, street cleaning.

I thought Franklin was the best. He was too smart to be president. He made the spit balls for other people to throw.

I've grown to love the man for what he stood for. His principles were beyond reproach.

I was writing full time after quitting a job as a high school English teacher, and I hadn't been able to sell anything, and my bank account was down to zero, and all of my friends were like 'What are you doing in the basement, when are you going to get a real job?', and my parents thought I'd completely lost it.

There have been setbacks, illnesses and other obstacles, so inevitably I've had disappointments. But once you realise that things can't always go your own way, you're on the right track to being able to handle your own life.

You need to make time for your family no matter what happens in your life