I live for freedom, and freedom is a lie.

Education is literally the difference between success and failure, or even life and death for many children.

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

Sexy is good as long as it's not the main recipe. It's an ingredient. I would not appear in a leotard in a video if I [did] not have other dimensions.

You collect impressions from people, from life, from your own daydreams.

I have always loved performing.

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.