Maybe we didn't have many possessions, but we never went hungry, were cold, or lacked love.

I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.

I know that our world is going through a very difficult time right now, but I will never lose my faith in humanity, and our incredible ability to overcome just about anything.

I have been fortunate to have a career that has allowed me to travel the world and come in contact with many different cultures and people.

Perhaps one of the most important lessons that I continue to have reinforced is to always have faith and believe in yourself. To never lose sight of who you are and to know yourself.

Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible.

In Greek, we do not use just one word for love. We have many words that are specific to each type of love.