The truth, however, was stranger still.
Growing up I always felt like I was living on the other side of the tracks. I knew the people on the other side had more resources, more money, happier families.
I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And there is parity in the market place, and as a result of that, the consumer is beginning to make decisions, not just on what things cost and the convenience of it.
The lifeblood of job creation in America is small business, but they can't get access to credit.
Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.
The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.
You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.
There is a higher power, a higher influence, a God who rules and reigns and controls circumstances and situations that are beyond your area and realm of authority.
Integrity is not a character trait that one possesses more or less of but a sophisticated state of processing experience in the world one enters into in varying degrees. Integrating is a major developmental task at every stage of life.
I have a good life. I have nothing to complain about, and the music is just too interesting.
I can't pretend that I did one really awful thing - I took a bite out of the apple but now I'm never going to sin again.