On the plus side death is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down .

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

Traits like humility courage and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.

'Blind Curve ' the book I'm working on now sprang from a crazy incident that happened to me last year while on my book tour. I was pulled out of my car for a minor traffic violation - an incident that escalated into my being thrown into cuffs and told I was going to jail. Except in my story the hero doesn't get off as easily as I did.

We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits and fuel was lying about in churns in the pit lane. A car could easily crash into the pits at any time. It was ridiculous.

Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car.

There are people in the public sector with a range of experiences that have no equivalent in business but are essential to governing like keeping a kid in school or helping someone get and hold a job. The value of those skills can't easily be measured against a bottom line.

People who have tried it tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented but a full stomach does the business quite as well and is cheaper and more easily obtained.

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design.

Business that's easily defined - it's other people's money.