I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It is very funny because at that point my teachers would never have believed that I could speak in front of an audience of over 2,000 people.

I've learned a couple of things. And one of the things I have learned is that every experience has pluses and minuses.

I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It is very funny because at that point my teachers would never have believed that I could speak in front of an audience of over 2,000 people.

I love to dance. I can dance for, like, four or five hours nonstop without even drinking water. It's a beautiful, beautiful thing.

So, we have choice, and sometimes it seems very hard, but the best way to heal physically or emotionally is to keep positive.

We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness.

I used to work all the time, and now if there is a wedding, there's a concert, I'm there.