Leslie has three children, and she takes a lot of pride in that she built her business around her family read more

Leslie has three children, and she takes a lot of pride in that she built her business around her family life. She was able to get her kids off to the school bus and have her business wrapped by the time they came home.

We're playing every game as if it's the seventh inning. We knew we had to crawl our way back into read more

We're playing every game as if it's the seventh inning. We knew we had to crawl our way back into this thing. I think we did that today.

Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.

Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.

This is a major victory in the war against caviar criminals.

This is a major victory in the war against caviar criminals.

You become afraid lest too much perspiration will wet your hands too much, make them slide on the black keys, read more

You become afraid lest too much perspiration will wet your hands too much, make them slide on the black keys, which are too narrow; you are playing at about a hundred miles a minute. But somehow they don't. As long as they don't you know you're all right. You're going good, well-oiled like an engine. Not too much sweat, not too little.

Jean Harlow [Hollywood's sexy actress] kept calling Margot Asquith by her first name, or kept trying to: she pronounced it read more

Jean Harlow [Hollywood's sexy actress] kept calling Margot Asquith by her first name, or kept trying to: she pronounced it Margot. Finally Margot set her right. `No, no, Jean. The t is silent as in Harlow.'

Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. read more

Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.

I grew up on a farm so I thought driving a fire truck would be like handling a grain truck. read more

I grew up on a farm so I thought driving a fire truck would be like handling a grain truck. But the first time I was behind the wheel of a fire truck, I was awestruck by the responsibility. Sure you can run a stoplight, but you have to make sure the intersection is clear before you do. That's when I realized each level you reach in the fire department brings on new responsibility. And there are more people under your wing.

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and read more

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.