I have to struggle to change people's perceptions of me. I grew very frustrated with the perception that I'm this shy, retiring, inhibited aristocratic creature when I'm absolutely not like that at all. I think I'm much more outgoing and exuberant than my image.

To some extent, Seattle remains a frontier metropolis, a place where people can experiment with their lives, and change and grow and make things happen.

I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.

Don't manage - lead change before you have to.

Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.