This seems counterintuitive, but turns out that as infant mortality is reduced, population sizes also decrease, because parents don't need to anticipate that their babies are going to die.

I know that a mother, no matter how impoverished or uneducated, will do anything to save her babies.

Around 20 million premature and low-birth weight babies are born every year and are at high risk of death or disability because of hypothermia.

Often, women who lose babies are blamed for the loss of those children and are ostracised.

I'm a big foodie, I do a lot of yoga - I love yoga - I love running... I just enjoy being really active, and traveling.

Technology is only an enabler, which can help achieve the intention of the person who is using it.

Music helps me to express feelings in a way words often cannot.

The real enemies of our life are the 'oughts' and the 'ifs.' They pull us backward into the unalterable past and forward into the unpredictable future. But real life takes place in the here and now.

Knowledge is promiscuous. It mates and gives birth to more knowledge.

My characters are always utterly sympathetic to me.

It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.

I'm really happy to have set the world record for the fastest disabled woman, but I think I can go much faster.

I didn't know Johnny Depp could act until he played me.

Often when religious leaders come together, they talk about a particular sexual ethic, or an abstruse doctrine, as though this, rather than compassion, was the test of spiritual life.

Keep in mind that other people's actions can never 'make' you feel any certain way. Feelings are your warning indicators.

I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.

If Youku had adopted YouTubes business model, we just would not be here. We would not exist.