There are people who are suffering beyond description. They are innocent people, they didn't bring this upon themselves. They are the victims of the sins of other people. And while it's hard to see, it's important to understand that these people exist.

I found real fulfillment through my children and through adopting special needs kids.

I learned that you can't truly own anything, that true ownership comes only in the moment of giving.

I'm going to take the high road because the low road is so crowded.

Women in Africa, generally a lot needs to be done for women. Women are not being educated, not only in Angola but my trip to Nigeria, one point I would make over and over again was that women need to be educated too.

I took a long period off to be a mom.

My father always told me I should be a writer, and I found I loved writing my autobiography; writing is such an interesting process.