Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.

We are stronger when we listen,and smarter when we share.

My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, "I wish I could do that." Like women who endure hardships and turn their luck around and bring up children on their own and start a business. Or a social worker who leaves his country, his comfort, his friends, and goes far away to help people he doesn't know. I want to evolve into that, ultimately. I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

I don't lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated.

Look at any country that's plagued with poverty, disease or violence; the antidote is girls. Girls are the antibodies to many of society's ills.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.