The girlfriend roles that we are usually offered are nearly always just kind and supportive. So it is refreshing for women and for men to see something different.

I like beautiful things that are striking.

I'm very friendly and nice.

I feel 'The Street' is a really accurate comment on the relationships between people.

I think coming East and doing something like Broadway would probably be a good career move.

I basically see two reasons for a going public: Glencore gets access to more money. It is a way of funding your business and to finance growth. Plus: You have more liquid shares. It is easier to leave the company and redeem your shares. The 'going public' may also be an exit strategy for the top management.

I learned to work with my mother, who had an haute-couture business.

Before running for Congress, I was an innovator and entrepreneur who founded several high-tech businesses that created hundreds of jobs and schools that found ways to serve those children that traditional schools couldn't.