I go into meetings, and people have this preconceived notion of me that I didn't work hard to get where I am.

What I am suggesting is hard work and it can be slow work, but the rewards are well worth it.

Getting to my typewriter is something I push myself to, but once I am working, I work hard.

Of course I work hard. Why shouldn't I? Who am I to think I should get things the easy way?

I'm not an overnight sensation. I'm a Texan. And I'm a Texas success story. I am the epitome of hard work and optimism.

I work hard and I party hard. When I go to work, I know what I am doing and I do it to the best of my abilities. When I party, I take exactly the same rule book with me.