It's exploiting all of their vulnerabilities: wanting to fit in, wanting to be important. It's promoting the idea that a girl's relationship with a company makes her cool.

What McDonald's doesn't mention is kids can't exercise off all the junk food they're eating,

Far too many people have no idea of what they can do because all they have been told is what they can’t do. They don’t know what they want because they don’t know what’s available to them.

I never think about humiliating myself. I keep focusing on wanting to do a good job.

We like the idea of promoting bluegrass music, and it's a really good community affair. These rural counties out here, we need drawing cards. We need something to be known for to bring people into the area, and I can't think of a better family event than these concerts.

My idea of a writer: someone interested in 'everything,'