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

I wasn't trying to be a role model for anybody. I don't think that you can.

There was a time when I looked to other people for recognition, because I didn't have enough confidence to trust my own judgment. Now I'm not looking for reassurance, because I realize how fickle people are. My own strength is the best I can have.

Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about.

There are so many things that we could do to change the world in so many aspects. There are people working in nonprofit organizations, tackling the issues that we so desperately need to face, while governments fail so appallingly.

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

I have always felt a little homeless. It's a strange thing.