I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

We know that many boys and girls leave school because of poverty, because they have to work. However, there are an important number of children who abandon their studies because of the abuses they're subject to by teachers and their own parents.

I'm someone who has always been very stubborn and strong-willed. I never gave up.

I don't go out without make up. I'm a woman, you know.

My little boy (Sasha) is now one-year-old and that makes it easier for me to go back to the studio and work on creating new music.

Even after I got some recognition and success, I still had to work hard and prove myself.

In tough economic times, we have to make every dollar count, and studies have shown a return of up to $17 for every dollar invested in early childhood.