"The term 'geek' for me is like you having a passion, interest in something that is unabashed and you don't care if people think it's not cool. You think it's cool and that's your thing."

"What I'm attempting to do is to show people that if I can spend some time with very dangerous spiders and snakes and scorpions, then maybe they'll feel different about the spiders and snakes they find around their areas. I don't need people to keep them as pets. I just like them to be respectful and see that everything in nature has its place."

"People have a fear of the unknown. Insects have different senses than us, different amount of limbs and their body structure is very different. It's hard for us to really relate to them and understand them."

"I like learning new stuff, and continuing to educate myself as best I can."

"Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree."

"I'm very lucky that my husband is a true partner in child-rearing. If I get home late, he gets home early or vice-versa. I travel more, and he's able to spell me when I'm gone."

"Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next."

"True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going."