My children are still young, but I try to talk to them about giving back and how important it is, just to look at the world, be invested in things, to be passionate about things, to have a dream.

I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.

I don't listen to people who say my dreams are impossible; I just work to prove them wrong.

What I love most about Mother's Day is that I am acknowledged and honored for being a mother.

When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage.

The desert loves me. I love the desert. It's nice to be in the heat in Africa. I love it.

I can contribute, be valuable and grow in many ways, since my interests are so varied. That is very satisfying.