"Ummm, there is not just one good thing about being a VJ, it is a package deal. It is a fun job and you get paid to party and have a good time and make people have a good time, which is great."

“Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.”

“Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front.”

Source : "Securing Our Future Through Our Children’s Health" by Sec. Tom Vilsack, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 25, 2010.

“To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner.”

“Really good original ideas are very hard to come up with. Good ideas - easy. Really good, original ideas - it can take months.”

“Don't you know your imperfections is a wonderful blessing, from heaven is where you got it from”

“I want to help people, give hope to all. Humor is the foundation of our lives.”

“Another hard thing that Gord Downie makes easy: singing ironically. If you don't do it right, you come off like a snarky ***** or the whole thing just falls apart on its own. He has the ability to imbue something ironic with great seriousness, which is the only way to really make it work.”

“Make peace with silence, and remind yourself that it is in this space that you'll come to remember your spirit. When you're able to transcend an aversion to silence, you'll also transcend many other miseries. And it is in this silence that the remembrance of God will be activated.”