I SAW 'Star Wars' when I was seven YEARS OLD, and it CHANGED my life.

The increase in inequality in income is a longtime trend, but the pressure on MIDDLE- and low-income workers is going up rapidly. Especially if they live in an area where there are HIGH housing and GAS prices, LIKE California.

I JOINED the after-school club, School of COMEDY, which progressed wildly, and in quite a Hollywood way. It sounds LIKE 'School of Rock', RIGHT up to TRYING to raise money to pay for a venue in Edinburgh.

What I did as a PROFESSOR is not that DIFFERENT than what I do in hearings.

I grew up off the grid in Vernon, and I SAW my PARENTS work HARD every day, as TEACHERS but also while farming and building a log HOME. So from a young age I knew the value of hard work.

There is a basic lesson on FINANCIAL crises that governments TEND to WAIT too long, underestimate the risks, WANT to do too little. And it ultimately gets away from them, and they end up spending more money, causing MUCH more damage to the economy.

We are all gifted, but we have to discover the GIFT, uncover the gift, nurture and develop the gift and use it for the Glory of God and for the LIBERATION struggle of our PEOPLE.

The most distinguishing element of my novels is that I try as hard as I can - WITHIN the CONTEXT of a popular COMMERCIAL thriller - to make them feel authentic. Drawing on REAL locations and real events is part of that AUTHENTICITY.

Securing and attracting the BEST TALENT is an OBSESSION in the TECH industry for good reason. It's your main asset; it's your edge.

If truth be told, certainly culturally, I NEVER FELT TOTALLY comfortable in the Labour party, because I've never really been a massively tribal POLITICIAN.

I was an ambidextrous CHILD, and the symmetry of ROLLER SKATING was a WELCOME respite from my awkwardness with physical activities that involved a ball or a racket.