I've always thought of myself as a woman who works hard, believes in herself, and wants to accomplish as much as possible.

I don't think I would want my children to enter into my profession. There's a lot of stress and so much competition. There are easier things you can do with your life.

Education spurs growth and unlocks potential. After all, a single year of primary education creates a 10 to 20 percent increase in a woman's wages later in life. Education lowers the risk of disease and decreases the likelihood that a child will fall into violence and crime. And a child born to a literate mother is 50 percent more likely to survive past age five. No country has achieved sustained growth without at least 40 percent literacy for its adults.

We have to promote human solidarity, avoid indifference, and play a part with society in the solution of the problem of violence.

The worst mistake of a woman is to go to the kitchen, because then she never gets out of there.

It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.

The music teacher thought I sang like a goat. It was kind of devastating. A few months after that, I participated in a music contest and won. I took my little trophy to school and rubbed it in his nose. I said to him, "What do you say now?"