Life is a race. And the only way to win is to make yourself better every day.

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.

It is best and easiest not to discredit others but to prepare oneself to be as good as possible.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.

If all my bridge coach ever told me was that I was 'satisfactory,' I would have no hope of ever getting better. How would I know who was the best? How would I know what I was doing differently?