People often assume New York City is no place to keep a dog. This is certainly what my parents told me when I was growing up there. But I have found this not to be the case at all.

The times I didn't get jobs I wanted, I remember feeling dispirited - really crestfallen.

As someone who has spent a lot of her career as an investigative reporter, I'll confess that a frustration of mine has always been that so much investigative journalism involves a dissection of events in the past.

I'm talking to anyone who has been dumped - have not gotten the job you really wanted or have received those horrible rejection letters from grad school. You know, the disappointment of losing, or not getting something you badly want. When that happens, show what you are made of.

As I read the scriptures, it appears that those who receive the Savior's strongest reproach are often those who hold themselves in high esteem because of their wealth, influence, or perceived righteousness.

I like all music. Well, I don't like music that was created to make money. I don't really like bands that don't write their own music.

There is one thing Anthony Weiner and I agree on: there are a lot of smart, hard-working people in the financial industry.

I value humor, kindness, and the ability to tell a good story far more than money, status, or the kind of car someone drives.