My father taught me how to be a parent and gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman.

A self-esteem issue doesn't change whether you're considered beautiful or not because it's about what's inside you.

I believe in glamour. I am in favor of a little vanity. I don't rely on just my genes. Looking good is a commitment to yourself and to others.

Don't be afraid to walk away from things that are just not right for you.

Pulling off a zebra-print dress can be challenging for some.

I would rather Google other people than Google myself.

My saving grace was that I always knew when to leave the party.

For me, diversity whether you think of it as race or gender, it's not a trend, it's a human movement, it's a human feeling, it's a human desire.

We grew up as poor people but we never knew poverty. I still love and miss the Somalia I grew up in. Things changed, when my father became a diplomat later on.

Make sure your decision to have a child is based on the need to share your life completely with another little human being and not because of some personal need for validation as a woman.

I come from Somalia. We start working young, and we understand that kind of life. I would be bored to death not doing anything creative.

Let us be the flowers of love and let us spread the beauty of happiness.

Humanity's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

Travelling is the best way to introduce ourselves to the universe!

The only things standing between you and the compassionate, wise, and creative person you want to be are matters of choice. Your choice. No one can occupy your generosity except you.

Maybe getting around in life was nothing but map-reading. A skill that required practice. A key to unlock where you wanted to go. A legend to show where you were.

Why must we fight for the right to live, over and over, each time the sun rises?

I see it as my job to try to keep Bach in the mainstream and present his music with, rather than without, its emotional core.

Sociological prose can tell you everything, but it can't point out the grief.

I've never had a day at work where I wasn't thrilled and grateful to be there, wherever that might be.