The general population still thinks HIV is something that came in the 80s and went away, or that it only affects the gay population or intravenous drug users.

You can live with almost any condition if you're living within a community of people who can share a common understanding.

It was very easy for me to dedicate myself to the care of mothers, help them have healthy babies, help them be healthy, help them in a place where they don't have opportunities. Success breeds the excitement to continue going. It's harder to get out of bed when you've failed.

I find beauty in a very independent state. It lives quietly. It's there to be discovered.

I'm not a Christian, but I think the Christian message is a good one.

I want to be true to who I am.

A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.