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?"

My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.

In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it.

A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.

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.

At the current pace of change, we won't have universal access to education in 100 years, let alone five, and that is unacceptable.

I know what it's like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.