Trying to understand the fear I had of truly opening my heart - first, you have to be whole to do that. The fears, the voices in my mind saying, "Oh, you don't want to do that, you might get hurt, they might abandon you - "those are ghost voices from my mom and dad.

I've been accused of being too flexible, too willing to mold myself to men, and that's something I'm constantly working on.

Look what scares you in the face and try to understand it. Empathy is revolutionary.

When I was at the age when you were supposed to be glamorous if you were a movie star, I wasn't.

Revolution is an act of love; we are the children of revolution, born to be rebels. It runs in our blood.

Children born to teens have less supportive and stimulating environments, poorer health, lower cognitive development, and worse educational outcomes. Children of teen mothers are at increased risk of being in foster care and becoming teen parents themselves, thereby repeating the cycle.

When you think you can't do any more repetitions, do two more.