It's incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It's about understanding myself. Sometimes I'll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It's become part of my routine.

I've met dedicated people from all sectors of society who are committed to giving children the tools they need for a better future. I'm always impressed by the passionate young leaders I meet. As the pace of change accelerates, so do the challenges we face. However, the chances to solve them increase too.

I apply the same amount of dedication to being a mom as I do to my music...

A poor child who receives high-quality early childhood development is 40 percent less likely to need special education, twice as likely to attend college and dramatically more likely to survive childhood.

I live for freedom, and freedom is a lie.

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

I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.