At times, I've been so absolutely terrified of what I was about to do, whether it was public speaking or performance. Whatever it was, sometimes it had me really, really shaking in my shoes, and I decided that I was going to do it no matter what. And, of course, the critic is there, and afterwards, there's this, "Was it good enough? Was it really all I wanted to say?"

Bulnerable without strength is vulnerable, and being vulnerable means you can be victimized.

I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well.

I chose a career in obstetrics and gynecology because there's something about honoring women, honoring the birth process. We all come from women, and there's something extraordinary about the mothers who raised us.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

Nelson Mandela is awe inspiring - a person who really sacrificed for what he believed in. I feel truly humbled by him.

Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion.