I hadn’t wanted to have a kid until I met my partner.

It is said that the way to prevent obesity is not to allow kids to become overweight in the first place. But it takes a multi-pronged approach that has to start with parents. Kids are just too young to understand the consequences of obesity.

As a culture women are brought up to be fundamentally insecure.

We've got to stop thinking everybody who is Muslim is a terrorist.

Try to accomplish things you have always dreamt of while you can. I know it sounds cliché, but the biggest lesson I have learned is that life is precious; enjoy it while it lasts.

Such a small percentage of our population carry the burden of knowing what's really going on in our country's name, and I think that unless that's out in the open and people are discussing it, then our healthy democracy is not so healthy.

I hope my desire to travel so much isn't forever because it's not the most conducive lifestyle for a relationship or a family by any means.