Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.

Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.

I have met brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and the courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words.

Help as many people as you can, without seeking anything in return!

I think we each come out of the womb with some unique way of looking at the world and if we don't express it, we lose faith in ourselves.

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.