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.

Scars remind me of just how far that I've come.

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.

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

I believe education is the key. As an activist and a child of the developing world, I witnessed education's power to transform lives.

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

I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.