We're spending most of our time connecting people -- connecting people to each other and connecting people to resources.

I think the state's structure helps women-owned businesses connect the dots to business opportunity, to growth, to doing business globally, to mentoring -- all of which helps them be more competitive.

It's just part of the momentum that we are experiencing in this state with the rise of small businesses in general and we believe it's directly attributable to our entrepreneurial focus. Georgia takes a strategic approach to engaging women-owned, minority-owned businesses from having programs that are tailored to help them excel.

I am attracted to dumb people.

Jewelry wears thin. Flowers die. But cards get kept and gestures remembered. Ultimately, what is important, what people remember isn't the expense but the expression, and it's meaningfulness.

Comedy is very controlling - you are making people laugh. It is there in the phrase 'making people laugh.' You feel completely in control when you hear a wave of laughter coming back at you that you have caused.