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'm lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I'll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself.

Our leaders are lacking love, and love is lacking leaders.

Becoming a mother has taught me to simply things and also to appreciate being at home more.

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.

I grew up in Barranquila, Colombia, and I spent most of my childhood dreaming about becoming a singer.

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