I discovered that joy is not the negation of pain, but rather acknowledging the presence of pain and feeling happiness in spite of it.

We don't get to pick the genes we want. There's room in this world for beauty to be diverse.

As human beings, what makes us able to empathize with people is a connection that is not necessarily understood mentally.

I like to wear things, I don't like things to wear me.

I think it's a real gift to be faced with man's potential for extreme cruelty but also man's resilience and the fact that love really does conquer everything. It's the only answer to these kinds of atrocities and it's not a passive thing.

Oprah played a big role in my understanding of what it meant to be female and to really step into your own power. I wouldn't even call her a role model; she was literally a reference point. You have the dictionary, you have the Bible, you have Oprah.

I dress according to how I feel.