I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools (in America) that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school.

I'm always interested in people being able to share stories that allow us to see the landscape of human foibles, challenges, and ultimately triumph.

You were seen, you were heard and you matter.

What I've learned about being angry with people is that it generally hurts you more than it hurts them.

I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, I'll create something else. I don't have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.

You teach people how to treat you.

The struggle of my life created empathy... I could relate to pain... being abandoned... having people not love me.