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.

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.

We have had a long held myth of American exceptionalism.

Hospitality is one of the things the Afghan population is famous for, but nobody says that anymore. Now they're terrorists - and they're not. They're people.

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

I never run hills. My quads are already big enough. I don't run to build muscle; I do it for cardio.

My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events.