Failure isn't really an option because, as my grandmother used to say, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."

Life doesn't always end up with a bow wrapped around it.

Women are the harshest critics of other women.

Mindfulness of the resources we have and respect for where we live, eat, and sleep is a good starting point. Being conscious of your consumption, what goes in and out, will help cut down on wastefulness.

It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being one of survival.

Failure isn't really an option because, as my grandmother used to say, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."

Being involved with Oxfam has really opened my eyes to the world at large and the suffering of others. But my background and my life experience are what have allowed me to understand how interconnected we all are. I believe one person suffering reverberates throughout the world.