I was raised in the '50s. I was taught by my father that how I looked was all that mattered.

To do life right, you have to feel like you're growing up until the day you die. The thing I'm proudest of is that I have stayed curious. I have every intention, when I'm on my deathbed, of saying, "Oh, my God - I get it!"

Namby-pamby little routines that don't speed up your heartbeat and make you sweat aren't worth your while.

If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education.

All my life I had believed that unless I was perfect I would not be loved.

Women are rising. It's going to get harder before it gets easier, but we can do it if we realize that we have the power. Women will always be the leaders of change.

I think the Internet and technology in general has changed everything. We can see it overseas even more with the Arab Spring and so forth.